how to install a locally built package

Is there a way to put all R code in a single file?

I have too many small files now, and it is inconvenient to edit (I still have to put everything in one buffer) and when I add just one new func I have to go through the process of manually editing all help files one by one. When I put all the code in one file only the first func is loaded.

Thanks everybody

Stephen B

-----Original Message-----
From: Uwe Ligges [mailto:ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de]
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 3:43 AM
To: Bond, Stephen
Cc: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] how to install a locally built package



On 15.09.2011 20:38, Bond, Stephen wrote:

I got it working by typing a string in getdfv.Rd after \title{

\title{ getdf
%%  ~~function to do ... ~~
}

Strange why the skeleton would not do that given it did \name{getdfv}
\alias{getdfv}

One reason is that we try to force people to deal with the documentation which we feel is very important, even if the stuff is just used by yourself.

Best,
Uwe Ligges

Anyway, I'm happy now.

Stephen Bond

-----Original Message-----
From: Uwe Ligges [mailto:ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de]
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 12:15 PM
To: Bond, Stephen
Cc: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] how to install a locally built package



On 15.09.2011 17:47, Bond, Stephen wrote:

Uwe,

That gave me the same error like CMD install

install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos=NULL,
type="source")

install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos=NULL,
type="source") Loading required package: stats Loading required
package: utils Loading required package: graphics Loading required
package: splines
* installing *source* package 'mypack' ...
** R
** preparing package for lazy loading
** help
Warning:
C:/DOCUME~1/BondStep/LOCALS~1/Temp/Rtmpw5N7dm/R.INSTALL6ccc14e6/mypac
k/man/mypack-package.Rd:33: All text must be in a section
*** installing help indices
Error in Rd_info(db[[i]]) : Rd files must have a non-empty \title.
See chapter 'Writing R documentation' in manual 'Writing R Extensions'.
* removing 'c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-212~1.1/library/mypack'
* restoring previous 'c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-212~1.1/library/mypack'
Warning message:
In install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source") :
     installation of package 'C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz' had non-zero
exit status

is there a way to skip the Rd part? This is for private use only and there is no help or data files.

Then you have to delete the Rd file that has been generated by
package.skeleton.
Please read the manuals "Writing R Extensions" and "R Installation and
Administration".

Best,
Uwe Ligges

Thank you.

Stephen Bond

-----Original Message-----
From: Uwe Ligges [mailto:ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de]
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 11:43 AM
To: Bond, Stephen
Cc: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] how to install a locally built package



On 15.09.2011 17:32, Bond, Stephen wrote:

Hello useRs,

I am trying to put my funcs in a package to avoid clutter in my workspace as the funcs are now in .Rprofile.
All plain R code no compilations. Using win XP with a full cygwin
install and R2.12 I first did

package.skeleton("mypack",list="getdfv", namespace=T) # just a
single func

which created a folder with the required stuff in it.
Calling R CMD build creates a tar.gz file with warnings about DOS paths.

Trying to install from the R GUI complains

install.packages("mypack",repos="C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz")

Warning: unable to access index for repository
C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz/bin/windows/contrib/2.12
Warning message:
In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
      package 'mypack' is not available

install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos=NULL,
type="source")

seems to be what you want.

Uwe Ligges

putting the mypack folder in zip and then trying to install from the
zip produces no error message but then

library("mypack")

Error in library("mypack") : 'mypack' is not a valid installed
package

Just putting the folder in the library folder of R did not work
either

Finally
R CMD Install complains about missing title in the Rd file. I do not have a Rd file as the skeleton did not create it.

Please, advise how to make simple R code available to be called
without showing in ls()

Thank you.
Stephen Bond


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