R-devel (87913) compilation fails at "make vignettes"; R-4-4 completes and fails "make check"
Am 09.03.25 um 18:15 schrieb Avraham Adler:
Hello.
I recently built a new computer and I am now using Windows 11. When
building a distribution of R-devel from source using the most recent
Rtools44, the build consistently fails at the point it is supposed to
build the vignettes from base with the message below. R-4-4-branch
(also 87913) completes without error but fails "make check".
R-devel Error:
```
* DONE (mgcv)
building/updating vignettes for package 'grid' ...
processing 'displaylist.Rnw'
make[2]: *** [Makefile.win:99: vignettes] Error 1
make[1]: *** [Makefile:345: vignettes] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:395: distribution] Error 2
```
Looking at Makefile.win in .src/library at line 99 shows:
```
vignettes:
@for pkg in grid parallel utils stats; do \
$(ECHO) "building/updating vignettes for package '$${pkg}' ..."; \
($(ECHO) "tools:::.install_package_vignettes(\"$(srcdir)/$${pkg}\",
\"$(top_builddir)/library/$${pkg}\")") | \
R_DEFAULT_PACKAGES="utils,tools" LC_ALL=C \
R_LIBS_USER=NULL R_LIBS_SITE=NULL \
$(R_EXE) > /dev/null || exit 1; \
The '|| exit 1' only exists since r87822: previously, failures from building the base vignettes would be missed.
done
@rm -Rf .vignettes
```
While R-4-4 completes "make distribution" compilation, it fails make check with:
```
Testing examples for package 'tools'
comparing 'tools-Ex.Rout' to 'tools-Ex.Rout.save' ... NOTE
1062,1063d1061
< Warning in file(con, "r") :
< file("") only supports open = "w+" and open = "w+b": using the former
1066,1067c1064,1065
< $ file : chr ""
< $ title : chr ""
---
> $ file : chr "grid.Rnw" > $ title : chr "Introduction to grid"
This output diff from the example in ?tools::vignetteInfo shows that your R-4-4 installation indeed lacks base vignettes. Maybe pdflatex isn't installed or in the PATH on your new system?
Testing examples for package 'utils' Error: running examples in 'utils-Ex.R' failed Error: testing 'utils' failed Execution halted make[3]: *** [Makefile.win:29: test-Examples-Base] Error 1 make[2]: *** [Makefile.common:208: test-Examples] Error 2 make[1]: *** [Makefile.common:193: test-all-basics] Error 1 make: *** [Makefile:333: check-devel] Error 2 ```
There should be a file utils-Ex.Rout.fail (I think in tests/Examples/). What does it say about the error? Hope this helps! Sebastian Meyer
Some initial research indicated that permission issues can interfere with vignette building. I have set Rtools44 to run as an administrator and I confirmed that my build directory and all its subdirectories are allowed full control by the logged-in windows account. The only major difference between these sets of runs and those over the last decade is the chip (Ryzen 9800X3D), which for vignettes should be irrelevant, and the operating system?Windows 11 Pro instead of Windows 10 Home. I don't know which change from R-4-4 to R-devel triggers the error or why R-4-4 completes and fails the check. I have exhausted my limited knowledge as to how to address the issue. Any ideas as to why this may be happening and what I could do would be greatly appreciated. For completeness: R VERSION AND TOOLS R-devel version: 87913 R-4-4-branch: 87913 Rtools version: 6459 HARDWARE Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor Installed RAM :192 GB (190 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor OPERATING SYSTEM Edition Windows 11 Pro Version 24H2 Installed on ?3/?7/?2025 OS build 26100.3194 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.48.0 Thank you, Avi
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