Problem with RCMD build ...

Dear Justin,

I also had similar problems recently...  In fact, I have just created a 
"package" using package.skeleton and if I try to build it without 
editing the DESCRIPTION file (you did not mention you did, right?) R 
complains. In fact, it appears to be malformed (I am running version 
2.1.0 of R on a Debian (testing) Linux box); it is [sic]:

Package: fooType: Package
Title: What the package does (short line)
Version: 1.0
Date: 2005-08-23
Author: Who wrote it
Maintainer: Who to complain to <yourfault at somewhere.net>
Description: More about what it does (maybe more than one line)
License: What license is it under?

As you can see, the two first lines are pasted together. Can this 
perhaps be the problem?

Sincerely,

Carlos J. Gil Bellosta
http://www.datanalytics.com

Hi 
I have write A function to draw pyramid of age. I have two function
draw.pyramide(h,f,l) , pyramide(h,f,l) and a data frame with data.

I first use package.skeleton("pyra")
I got the package structure
Then in my shell I use 

 

RCMD build pyra
   

I get this :
       check for description ... OK
       ....
       removing junk files 
       but
       "cannot open pyra/description"
       and Install failed.

I use windows XP, with and intel PIV with 2.66GHZ and 512MO of memory.

Can you help me ?





Justin BEM
El??ve Ing??nieur Statisticien Economiste
BP 294 Yaound??.
T??l (00237)9597295.
	
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"Carlos" == Carlos J Gil Bellosta <cgb at datanalytics.com>
    on Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:51:34 +0200 writes:

Carlos> Dear Justin,
    Carlos> I also had similar problems recently...  In fact, I have just created a 
    Carlos> "package" using package.skeleton and if I try to build it without 
    Carlos> editing the DESCRIPTION file (you did not mention you did, right?) R 
    Carlos> complains. In fact, it appears to be malformed (I am running version 
    Carlos> 2.1.0 of R on a Debian (testing) Linux box); it is [sic]:

    Carlos> Package: fooType: Package
	    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    Carlos> Title: What the package does (short line)
    Carlos> Version: 1.0
    Carlos> Date: 2005-08-23
    Carlos> Author: Who wrote it
    Carlos> Maintainer: Who to complain to <yourfault at somewhere.net>
    Carlos> Description: More about what it does (maybe more than one line)
    Carlos> License: What license is it under?

    Carlos> As you can see, the two first lines are pasted together. Can this 
    Carlos> perhaps be the problem?

yes, that has been a bug in R 2.1.0
but then, you know, there has been
 R 2.1.0 "patched"
 R 2.1.1
 R 2.1.1 "patched"

all of which had this buglet corrected.

Why don't you first upgrade, particularly from a x.y.0 version?