When I build a package containing a vignette, the package gets installed to build the vignette. However, it appears that R CMD build does not allow for --configure-args. In my case, I have a C library installed in a non-standard position, and I need to tell the package where it is. It works fine with R CMD INSTALL, but R CMD build complains Warning: unknown option ?--configure-args=--with-graphviz=/Users/khansen/Source/usr? and the subsequent installation fails with an error. Suggestion: allow R CMD build to accept --configure-args (and probably also --configure-vars) Best, Kasper
configure-args for R CMD build
3 messages · Greg Finak, Kasper Daniel Hansen
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On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Finak, Greg <gfinak at fhcrc.org> wrote:
I think you need to enclose the arguments to configure-args in quotes. i.e. --configure-args='--with-graphviz=/Users/khansen/Source/usr'
I did, I was quoting the error message, not the command where I use R CMD build --configure-args='--with-graphviz=/Users/khansen/Source/usr' Rgraphviz Note that I said the same command works for R CMD INSTALL. Also, it is clearly documented that R CMD build does not support --configure-args. My suggestion is that it probably ought to. Btw, same comment but for R CMD check, which I forgot to mention in my original post. Kasper
On 2012-01-15, at 7:43 AM, "Kasper Daniel Hansen" <kasperdanielhansen at gmail.com> wrote: When I build a package containing a vignette, the package gets installed to build the vignette. ?However, it appears that R CMD build does not allow for --configure-args. ?In my case, I have a C library installed in a non-standard position, and I need to tell the package where it is. ?It works fine with R CMD INSTALL, but R CMD build complains ?Warning: unknown option ?--configure-args=--with-graphviz=/Users/khansen/Source/usr? and the subsequent installation fails with an error. Suggestion: allow R CMD build to accept --configure-args (and probably also --configure-vars) Best, Kasper
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