Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.31.0202210913110.19387-100000@gannet.stats>
Date: 2002-02-21T09:26:47Z
From: Brian Ripley
Subject: installing packages under Windows 2000
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020221003013.037d7bf8@tekbspa>
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Andrew S. Howell wrote:
> I am trying to install a package for R 1.4.1. under windows 2000, and
> cgywin perl 5.6.1.
Do try reading the instructions (readme.packages)! They contain:
`The Windows port of perl5, available via
http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/.'
`BEWARE: Don't expect this to work if the path to R_HOME contains spaces.'
and the rw-FAQ also warns against that (see Q2.2 which says
`If you want to build packages from sources, choose an installation path
not containing spaces.'
)
We might add `and not a Cygwin (nor cgywin) port of perl', but then if the
instructions are not actually read ....
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