You can also use the Windows binary build and check service at http://129.217.207.166 after reading its disclaimer...
Uwe Ligges Petr Savicky wrote: > Dear R developers, > > I am using R under Linux, but I would like to share > an extension package with some Windows users. The package > contains only data and .R scripts. There is no src directory. > > So, I think I do not need a Windows machine with C compiler, > "make", "sh" and "perl". If I am wrong, please tell me. > > I tried the following approaches (after verifying the package > using R CMD check - 1 warning concerning the missing documentation > for some of the R-functions.) > > 1. Installing the source package (with no C, C++ or F files) > directly on Windows XP. Installation complains that > "make" command is mising. OK, it is a source package. > > 2. Building binary package using R CMD build --binary --use-zip > on Linux and try to install it under Windows XP. Installation > complains that "make" command is missing. (Why, if it is > a binary package?). > > 3. Build the package from source on Windows XP using > R CMD build <package>. Installation complains that "sh" > is missing. (Why is it looking for "sh", if it is a properly > working R installation under Windows?) > > 4. Install the package under Linux and zip the directory > library/<package> and unzip it in the library directory > on Windows machine. This works. The package behaves > correctly. However, I do not think that this is a suggested > method. > > Could you help me? > > Thank you in advance. Petr Savicky. > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
