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problem when installing a R package

4 messages · pmouilhade, Uwe Ligges

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Hello all and happy new year !!!

I had a package that worked fine but since I switched to R 2.15.2, It is not
compatible anymore (I have the error message: not installed for
'arch=i386').

I have therefore updated Rtools 2.16 and Path variables as follow:
PATH=C:\Rtools\bin;C:\Perl\bin;C\Rtools\MinGW\bin;C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-2.15.2\bin\i38
6;C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-2.15.2\include;C:\PROGRA~1\MIKTEX~2.9\miktex\bin;C:\WINDOWS;C:
\WINDOWS\system32;C:\Rtools\gcc-4.6.3\bin;C:\Rtools\gcc-4.6.3\bin32

When I run the following cmd I have an error
C:\tmp>R CMD INSTALL --build DistributionS4


* installing to library 'C:/Program Files/R/R-2.15.2/library'
* installing *source* package 'DistributionS4' ...
** libs
cygwin warning:
  MS-DOS style path detected: C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-2.15.2/etc/i386/Makeconf
  Preferred POSIX equivalent is:
/cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/R/R-2.15.2/etc/i386/Makeco
nf
  CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns off this
warning.
  Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX paths:
    http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames
make: Nothing to be done for `all'.
installation dans C:/Program
Files/R/R-2.15.2/library/DistributionS4/libs/i386
** R
** preparing package for lazy loading
** help
*** installing help indices
** building package indices
*** testing if installed package can be loaded
Fatal error: cannot open file 'C:\DOCUME~1\p-mouilhade\Local': Permission
denied*


ERREUR : loading failed
* removing 'C:/Program Files/R/R-2.15.2/library/DistributionS4'
* restoring previous 'C:/Program Files/R/R-2.15.2/library/DistributionS4'

I don't know what's going on, why permission is denied and why is it trying
to reach such a directory (which by the way exists).

Can somebody help me ???

Many thanks in advance





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On 02.01.2013 13:06, pmouilhade wrote:
I'd suggest to do what this warning tells you.
Not sure what this directory is about and why it is accessed, but you 
could check if you have some permission problems in that folder.

You can turn off the checks for loading to get an installation for 
testing purposes, see
R CMD INSTALL --help

Best,
Uwe Ligges
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On 02.01.2013 14:38, pmouilhade wrote:
I missed this message before.
So your Rtools are not properly installed?

Uwe Ligges