[R] problem building first package

Hi, I am trying to build a package from source for the first time. I'm using Windows XP. After R CMD INSTALL or R CMD check I get an error message that I don't understand. I've tried to follow the instrucions provided in the R Installation and Administration .pdf and the text file that comes with

Re: [R] problem building first package

You can ignore the message about latex (and 2.5.1 RC does not give it). hhc is part of HTML Help Workshop: you either have not installed that or not put it in your path. The settings in MkRules affect the types of help for building R, not 'R CMD INSTALL'. If you only want text help you need

Re: [R] problem building first package

Thanks so much. I was able to get it installed using: R CMD INSTALL --docs=normal removal_1.0.tar.gz However, setting --docs=txt gave me this error: ERROR: invalid --docs value `txt' The --help says it needs to be a list, but no matter, --docs=normal worked fine. Quoting Prof Brian Ripley

Re: [R] problem building first package

It's a buglet: --docs=txt, works. On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Richard Chandler wrote: Thanks so much. I was able to get it installed using: R CMD INSTALL --docs=normal removal_1.0.tar.gz However, setting --docs=txt gave me this error: ERROR: invalid --docs value `txt' The --help says it needs