I stand corrected :0) Robert Kinley
Uwe Ligges <lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de> 28/10/2010 11:54 To Robert Kinley <kinley_rob...@lilly.com> cc r-help@r-project.org Subject Re: [R] updating a local package On 28.10.2010 12:26, Robert Kinley wrote: > your advice to use R CMD INSTALL source.library It's a *package*, not a library. Uwe > did the trick > > and I now understand packages a little better. > > many thanks > > Bob Kinley > > > > > > > > > > Uwe Ligges<lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de> > 28/10/2010 10:30 > > To > Robert Kinley<kinley_rob...@lilly.com> > cc > r-help@r-project.org > Subject > Re: [R] updating a local package > > > > > > > Essential infrastructure work has been done in the meantime, both ion > the documentation system and on the location of binaries. > That means you really need to reinstall the package and hence you need > to start with a source package. > Details for installing from source are given in the manual "R > Installation and Administartion". > > Uwe Ligges > > > On 28.10.2010 11:23, Robert Kinley wrote: >> Hi folks >> >> I have inherited a package which was created before release 2.10 and I >> need to have it working in release 2.12 >> >> There is a folder containing the Man, Data and R subfolders, and the >> description >> file, and there is also the corresponding zip file. >> >> I can install the package from the zip file, but when I try to load it I >> get the message :- >> Error: package was built before R 2.10.0: please re-install > it >> >> If I try to rebuild the zip file using >> C:\Program Files\R\R-2.12.0\bin\R.exe CMD build > my.library.folder >> >> I get pages and pages of warnings and error messages, many of which seem >> to refer >> to the Man folder. >> >> Having never built a formal package before, I'm a bit stuck for what to >> do next ... >> >> Presumably the expected structure of the folders has changed but the >> documentation >> on packages looks scary - can anyone suggest the best way forward - even >> if >> its only RTFM ! >> >> thanks Bob Kinley >> >> >> >> >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.