Hey all, I'm just wondering if this thread should move back to the plr-general list. In particular, I think it would be good if Joe is able to add a link to the installer on the PL/R web page. I just tried the installer, and it works great - nice work David.
I did notice, however, that it claims to be installing PgRouting in the welcome screen, and it appears as PgRouting in the Windows uninstall list. Also, I think more than is needed is being added to the Path variable. In my case, this is what gets added after the installer is done: "\;C:\Program Files\R\R-2.5.0\bin;C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.2\bin;C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.2\lib" When I had installed PL/R manually, I seemed to be able to get away with adding just ";C:\Program Files\R\R-2.5.0\bin". Also, if I happen to re-install PL/R, the entire string above will appear multiple times in the Path variable. Is it possible for the installer to check for that? Regards, Mike TECHER David wrote: > Hi Regina, > > Many thanks for these interesting link! Very excellent! > > I will wait for the next series of your articles! > > --david; > > Obe, Regina a écrit : >> Since Dave was doing his part, I figured I would help out the cause a >> little. R is pretty new to me too but looks like it could be very useful. >> I drafted up a quick getting started and included David's link in there. >> http://www.bostongis.com/PrinterFriendly.aspx?content_name=postgresql_plr_tut01 >> >> Let me know any parts that seem unclear or where I went wrong. The >> steps seemed to work for me. >> Thanks, >> Regina >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of >> TECHER David >> *Sent:* Sun 6/17/2007 2:53 AM >> *To:* PostGIS Users Discussion >> *Subject:* Re: [postgis-users] Combined Windows version of PostGIS/P-LR >> >> Dear Jan, >> >> I begun to use PL/R. As you know, I'm not a expert in R >> >> Compiling with PostgreSQL 8.2.4 on win32 ...no problem! >> >> >> These release is available at >> >> http://www.davidgis.fr/download/plr-8.2.0.4_0_win32.exe >> >> I've tryed to see here if >> >> first R 2.5.0 is available on the computer where you want to install it. >> >> else it stop! >> >> The installer updates the R_HOME environment variable >> and update the PATH in order to adding 'R_HOME'/bin directory >> >> Let me know if it works for you >> >> createdb testR >> >> psql -d testR -f / "path/to/your/postgresql/dir"/share/contrib/plr.sql >> >> psql testR >> >> select load_r_modules(); >> >> select * from plr_environ(); >> >> and so on >> >> --david; >> >> Jan Hartmann a écrit : >> > I agree. A separate installer for PL/R would be the first thing to >> > create. Am I right that that would not be very difficult? After that, >> > though, I would very much like to have a *combined* version, with PL/R >> > and PostGIS both enabled. I am not sure how difficult that would be, >> > but, as I said, it would be a marvelous example of Open Source >> > software cooperation. The additional packages Mike mentioned don't >> > have to be installed prior to installing PL/R; you can install them in >> > the regular way in R (R INSTALL), and an existing PostgreSQL database >> > with PL/R will recognise them after a restart. >> > >> > BTW: deldir was a major reason for me to experimnt with a combined >> > version: the power of voronoi diagrams in a PostGIS database! >> > >> > Jan >> > >> > Mike Leahy wrote: >> >> David/Jan: >> >> >> >> Although PostGIS and PL/R can be complimentary tools, I think a >> separate >> >> installer (for now at least) would make the most sense for PL/R. At >> >> least that way there is still the option for other users to install >> PL/R >> >> without PostGIS, and vice-versa. >> >> >> >> At the same time, however, I can see how a including PL/R as an option >> >> in the PostGIS installer could be useful - particularly if a set of >> >> pre-defined functions were included with the setup that made use of >> PL/R >> >> for spatial statistical operations within PostGIS. But this might >> get a >> >> bit complicated, considering the requirements involved (e.g., having R >> >> installed, as well as packages installed in R - such as deldir for >> >> making voronoi polygons). >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> TECHER David wrote: >> >>> Hi Jan, >> >>> >> >>> Before I made a mistake, all you want is only a win32-installer for >> >>> PL/R? >> >>> >> >>> because I think you know that's postgis win32-installer already >> exist? >> >>> >> >>> See http://www.postgis.org/download/windows/ >> >>> >> >>> --david; >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Jan Hartmann a écrit : >> >>>> Hi folks (sorry for crossposting), >> >>>> >> >>>> Joe Conway just announced that PL/R will soon be available for >> >>>> Windows. See the thread starting at: >> >>>> >> >>>> >> http://gborg.postgresql.org/pipermail/plr-general/2007-June/000235.html >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> PL/R is an implementation of the statistical package R within >> >>>> PostgreSQL. See: >> >>>> >> >>>> http://www.joeconway.com/plr/ >> >>>> http://www.r-project.org <http://www.r-project.org/> >> >>>> >> >>>> It's installed the same way as postGIS, but until now only a Linux >> >>>> version was available. I have them both enabled on my server at SARA >> >>>> computing center, and the functionality is unbelievable. My own >> >>>> organisation, however, doesn't allow me to install Linux servers, >> and >> >>>> even if they did, neither staff nor students would be willing or >> even >> >>>> able to work with them. I guess this is not a unique situation, so >> >>>> this Windows port is really important. Moreover, a PostgreSQl >> >>>> implementation with full GIS and statistical functionality is >> >>>> something that doesn't exist in the commercial world as far as I >> know. >> >>>> An easy installable Windows version would IMO really be a showpiece >> >>>> for Open Source software. I would really appreciate if people in the >> >>>> know on both these lists would put their heads together to implement >> >>>> this. I don't really know much about Windows installers, but my >> >>>> feeling is that it is not enormously difficult. >> >>>> >> >>>> Regards, >> >>>> >> >>>> Jan Hartmann >> >>>> >> >>>> Dr. J. Hartmann >> >>>> Department of Geography >> >>>> University of Amsterdam >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> postgis-users mailing list >> >>>> [email protected] >> >>>> http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> >> >>> >> >>> Yahoo! Mail r?invente le mail ! D?couvrez le nouveau Yahoo! 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