答复: [R] fail in adding library in new version.

Dear all,
I really appreciate your help. I think I have a little advancement. ^_^
Now I use the package.skeleton() function to create a template. I type:
       f <- function(x,y) x+y
       g <- function(x,y) x-y
       d <- data.frame(a=1, b=2)
       e <- rnorm(1000)
       package.skeleton(list=c("f","g","d","e"), name="example")

in R. I know it will create a folder named "example" in the path of "\R\rw2011\" I opened this folder, its format is similar as other library. Then I modify it "DESCRIPTION" file:
       Package: example
       Version: 1.0-1
       Date: 2005-07-09
       Title: My first function
       Author: Ivy <Ivy_Li at smics.com>
       Maintainer: Ivy <Ivy_Li at smics.com>
       Description: simple sum and subtract
       License: GPL version 2 or later
       Depends: R (>= 1.9), stats, graphics, utils

I don't whether I should modify other "README" file.
When I enter the Dos environment, at first, into the D:\>, I type the following code:
       cd Program Files\R\rw2011\
       bin\R CMD install /example

Well, there appeared error:
       ---------- Making package example ------------
         adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
         installing R files
         installing data files
         installing man source files
         installing indices
         not zipping data
         installing help

        >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'example'

            Formats: text html latex example chm
         d                                 text    html    latex   example chm
         e                                 text    html    latex   example chm
         f                                 text    html    latex   example chm
            missing link(s):  ~~fun~~
         g                                 text    html    latex   example chm
            missing link(s):  ~~fun~~
       hhc: not found
       cp: cannot stat `D:/PROGRA~1/R/rw2011/example/chm/example.chm': No such file or
       directory
       make[1]: *** [chm-example] Error 1
       make: *** [pkg-example] Error 2
       *** Installation of example failed ***

       Removing 'D:/PROGRA~1/R/rw2011/library/example'

That's it. I have to consult every R expert. Please help to solve this issue. Thank you very much!




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·¢¼þÈË: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch at stats.uwo.ca]
·¢ËÍÊ±¼ä: 2005Äê7ÔÂ8ÈÕ 19:34
ÊÕ¼þÈË: Ivy_Li
³­ËÍ: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Ö÷Ìâ: Re: [R] fail in adding library in new version.


Ivy_Li wrote:

Dear all,
      I really appreciate your help. I think I have a little advancement. ^_^

      When I enter the Dos environment, at first, into the D:\>, I type the following code:
cd Program Files\R\rw2011\
bin\R CMD install /example

"example" is in the d:\, which include the R folder and "DESCRIPTION" file, But I wrote nothing in the "DESCRIPTION" file. Actually, I don't know what I should write in it.

Read the R Extensions manual for a detailed description.  You can use
the package.skeleton() function to create a template, but you need to
edit it to make it acceptable.

Well, there are still aother error:

      ---------- Making package example ------------
        adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
      error happened.read_description(dfile) : file 'D:/example/DESCRIPTION' is not in valid DCF format

That's complaining about your bad DESCRIPTION file.

Duncan Murdoch

      Stop execute
      make[2]: *** [frontmatter] Error 1
      make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
      make: *** [pkg-example] Error 2
      *** Installation of example failed ***
      Removing 'D:/PROGRA~1/R/rw2011/library/example'

Please tell me which step is wrong?
Thanks a lot!

BG
Ivy_Li


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·¢¼þÈË: Gabor Grothendieck [mailto:ggrothendieck at gmail.com]
·¢ËÍÊ±¼ä: 2005Äê7ÔÂ7ÈÕ 20:57
ÊÕ¼þÈË: Uwe Ligges
³­ËÍ: Ivy_Li; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Ö÷Ìâ: Re: ´ð¸´: ´ð¸´: [R] fail in adding library in new version.


On 7/7/05, Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.uni-dortmund.de> wrote:

Gabor Grothendieck wrote:

On 7/7/05, Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.uni-dortmund.de> wrote:

Ivy_Li wrote:

Dear all,
    I have done every step as the previous mail.
1. unpack tools.zip into c:\cygwin
2. install Active perl in c:\Perl
3. install the mingw32 in c:\mingwin
4. add "c:\cygwin; c:\mingwin\bin" in "Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment Variables -> Path -> Variable" , and they are in the beginning of the "Path"

                 ^
such blanks are not allowed in the PATH variable

    Because I install R in the D drive, so I set a fold "MyRpackages" in the same drive. Into the "MyRpackages" folder I write a R library named "example", include "DESCRIPTION" file and "R" folder. In the "R" folder, the "example" file just content very simple code as the previous mail said.
     So in the Dos environment, at first, into the D:\>, I type the following code:
cd Program Files\R\rw2011\

MyRpackages does not need to be here.

bin\R CMD install /MyRpackages/example

The first slash in "/MyRPackages" sugests that this is a top level
directory, which does not exist.
Even better, cd to MyRpackages, add R's bin dir to your path variable,
and simply say:

R CMD INSTALL example

Another possibility is to put Rcmd.bat from the batch file collection

  http://cran.r-project.org/contrib/extra/batchfiles/

in your path.  It will use the registry to find R so you won't have
to modify your path (nor would you have to remodify it every time you
install a new version of R which is what you would otherwise have to do):

cd \MyPackages
Rcmd install example

Just for the records:

1. "cd \MyPackages" won't work, as I have already explained above.

If MyPackages is not a top level directory in the current drive
then it will not work. Otherwise it does work.

2. I do *not* recommend this way, in particular I find it misleading to
provide these batch files on CRAN.

The alternative, at least as discussed in your post, is more work
since one will then have to change one's path every time one
reinstalls R.  This is just needless extra work and is error prone.  If you
forget to do it then you will be accessing the bin directory of the
wrong version of R.

    There are some error:
'make' is neither internal or external command, nor executable operation or batch file
*** installation of example failed ***

Well, make.exe is not find in your path. Please check whether the file
exists and the path has been added.

Uwe Ligges

Removing 'D:/PROGRA~1/R/rw2011/library/example'

I think I have closed to success. heehee~~~~~
Thank you for your help.
I still need you and others help. Thank you very much!


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·¢¼þÈË: Gabor Grothendieck [mailto:ggrothendieck at gmail.com]
·¢ËÍÊ±¼ä: 2005Äê6ÔÂ30ÈÕ 19:16
ÊÕ¼þÈË: Ivy_Li
³­ËÍ: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
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On 6/30/05, Ivy_Li <Ivy_Li at smics.com> wrote:

Dear Gabor,
    Thank your for helping me so much!
    I have loaded R the newest version 2.1.1. Then I setup it in the path of D:\program files\R\
1. unpack tools.zip into c:\cygwin
2. install Active perl in c:\Perl
3. install the mingw32 in c:\mingwin
4. add "c:\cygwin; c:\mingwin\bin" in "Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment Variables -> Path -> Variable" (In your previous mail, you said "put these at the beginning of the path", I don't understand what is your meaning. Which path?)

If in the console you enter the command:

path

then it will display a semicolon separated list of folders.  You want the folder
that contains the tools to be at the beginning so that you eliminate
the possibility
of finding a different program of the same name first in a folder that comes
prior to the one where the tools are stored.

5. I tried an library example. I set a new folder named "example" in the "c:\MyRpackages\". And In the "example" folder, it contain an "DESCRIPTION" file and "R" folder. in "R" folder contain a "example" file. I just write very simple script in it:
a<-2; b<-3;sum <- sum(a,b); print(paste(a,"+",b,"=",sum))

6. I opened the DOS environment. Into the "D:\>"  Type the following code:
cd \Program Files\R\rw2010
But I don't understand the second line you writed in your previous mail: "bin\R cmd install /MyRPackages/example"

I was assuming that MyRPackages and R are on the same disk.  If they are not
then you need to specify the disk too.  That is if MyRPackages is on C and R
is installed on D then install your package via:

d:
cd \Program Files\R\rw2010
bin\R CMD install c:/MyRPackages/example

Note that bin\R means to run R.exe in the bin subfolder of the current folder
using command script install and the indicated source package.

I am not sure that I set up R in "D:\" But I do so much action in C:\  Did I do the correct action? Did I do the action into the correct path?

If you are not sure where R is installed then enter the following at the Windows
console prompt to find out (this will work provided you let it install the key
into the registry when you installed R initially).  The reg command is a command
built into Windows (I used XP but I assume its the same on other versions)
that will query the Windows registry:

reg query hklm\software\r-core\r /v InstallPath

I still need your and others help. Thank you very much!



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·¢¼þÈË: Gabor Grothendieck [mailto:ggrothendieck at gmail.com]
·¢ËÍÊ±¼ä: 2005Äê6ÔÂ6ÈÕ 10:21
ÊÕ¼þÈË: Ivy_Li
³­ËÍ: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Ö÷Ìâ: Re: [R] fail in adding library in new version.


On 6/5/05, Ivy_Li <Ivy_Li at smics.com> wrote:

Hello everybody,
    Could I consult you a question?
    I always use R old version 1.9.1 . Because I can not add my library into the new version 2.0.0 by the same method as old version.

Getting the latest version of R is strongly recommended.  The suggestions
below all assume the latest version and may or may not work if you do
not upgrade.

*       I have read the webpage <http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/Rtools>
*       Download the tools.zip
*       Unpack tools.zip into c:\cygwin
*       Install Active Perl in c:\Perl
*       Install the mingw32 port of gcc in c:\mingwin
*       Then go to "Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment Variables -> Path -> Variable Balue" add ;c:\cygwin;c:\mingwin\bin

You may need to put these at the beginning of the path rather than the end.
Also just as a check enter
 path
at the console to make sure that you have them.  You will likely
have to start a new console session and possibly even reboot.

Also you need the Microsoft Help Compiler, hhc.  Suggest
you reread the material on which tools you need.

*       Save my library "example" into "c:\MyRpackages\" . But I am not sure what type it is, is it need suffix?" And I don't what its content, just my function script, no special format?

In MyRPackages you would have a folder called example, in your case,
that contains the package.  Within folder example, you would have the
DESCRIPTION file, the R folder, etc.

*       Then I don't know where should I do this step: Type R CMD INSTALL --build example. Need I run R first?

You don't have to run R first.  You do need to make sure that R.exe can
be found on your path or else use the absolute path name in referring to R.
For example, if your path does not include R you could do something like this:

cd \Program Files\R\rw2010
bin\R cmd install /MyRPackages/example

Sorry, there is an error in the above.  It should be:

bin\R CMD install c:/MyRPackages/example

or

bin\Rcmd install c:/MyRPackages/example

Be sure to use forward slashes where shown above and backslashes
where shown.

    So There is a error after I do this step.  It said it can not find somethig. I don't which step is wrong. It costed me much time.

Try all these suggestions including upgrading R and if that does not work
try posting screen dumps of the actual errors you are getting.

Also try googling for

making creating R packages

and you will find some privately written tutorials on all this.



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Dear all,
I really appreciate your help. I think I have a little advancement. ^_^
Now I use the package.skeleton() function to create a template. I type:
	f <- function(x,y) x+y
	g <- function(x,y) x-y
	d <- data.frame(a=1, b=2)
	e <- rnorm(1000)
	package.skeleton(list=c("f","g","d","e"), name="example")

in R. I know it will create a folder named "example" in the path of "\R\rw2011\" I opened this folder, its format is similar as other library. Then I modify it "DESCRIPTION" file:
	Package: example
	Version: 1.0-1
	Date: 2005-07-09
	Title: My first function
	Author: Ivy <Ivy_Li at smics.com>
	Maintainer: Ivy <Ivy_Li at smics.com>
	Description: simple sum and subtract
	License: GPL version 2 or later
	Depends: R (>= 1.9), stats, graphics, utils

I don't whether I should modify other "README" file.
When I enter the Dos environment, at first, into the D:\>, I type the following code:
	cd Program Files\R\rw2011\
	bin\R CMD install /example

Well, there appeared error:
	---------- Making package example ------------
	  adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
	  installing R files
	  installing data files
	  installing man source files
	  installing indices
	  not zipping data
	  installing help

	 >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'example'

	     Formats: text html latex example chm
	  d                                 text    html    latex   example chm
	  e                                 text    html    latex   example chm
	  f                                 text    html    latex   example chm
	     missing link(s):  ~~fun~~
	  g                                 text    html    latex   example chm
	     missing link(s):  ~~fun~~
	hhc: not found
	cp: cannot stat `D:/PROGRA~1/R/rw2011/example/chm/example.chm': No such file or
	directory
	make[1]: *** [chm-example] Error 1
	make: *** [pkg-example] Error 2
	*** Installation of example failed ***
	
	Removing 'D:/PROGRA~1/R/rw2011/library/example'

That's it. I have to consult every R expert. Please help to solve this issue. Thank you very much!