Have you actually tried this recently? If you don't set R_EXE you get a fatal error:
---------- Making package base ------------ adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION /bin/sh: I failed to read the instructions to set R_EXE in MkRules: command not found And MkRules says # path (possibly full path) to same version of R on the host system R_EXE='I failed to read the instructions to set R_EXE in MkRules' On Mon, 30 Apr 2007, Hin-Tak Leung wrote: > ernesto wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I wrongly assumed it would use R in the cross compiling directory and I >> did not found any reference to it on documentation. Obviously my fault, >> as you say. > > The cross-compile section of the admin manual did mention this: > > "You also need a working copy of this version of R on Linux: uncomment > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > and set R_EXE in MkRules to point to it." > > and "this version" is in italic. IMHO, this point isn't emphased or > prominent enough though. (I would put an underline or set that in bold, > for example...) I did make the mistake some times ago > of assuming that cross-compile would take the version of R as much > as possible from the cross directory rather than from that of native R. > > Can I suggest this information be repeated a few more times, and/or > given more emphasis in that section? :-). > > HTL > >> Prof Brian Ripley wrote: >>> You are pretty clearly not cross-compiling 'with R 2.5.0' (sic), as R >>> 2.5.0 does contain Sys.setenv. >>> >>> Looks like the R on Linux you are using is not R 2.5.0, and please >>> cross-check the instructions. >>> >>> This has been tested. >>> >>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007, ernesto wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm cross compiling win R in a linux Ubuntu Edgy and I'm getting an >>>> error with the utils package. Sys.setenv exists on my R 2.5.0 ... >>>> >>>> I'm using the tools provided for R250 in >>>> http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/Rtools/i586-cross-tools.tar.bz2 >>>> >>>> Any ideas ? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> EJ >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Making package utils ------------ >>>> adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION >>>> installing NAMESPACE file and metadata >>>> preparing package utils for lazy loading >>>> Error: could not find function "Sys.setenv" >>>> Execution halted >>>> make[5]: *** [lazyload] Error 1 >>>> make[4]: *** [all] Error 2 >>>> make[3]: *** [pkg-utils] Error 2 >>>> make[2]: *** [rpackage] Error 1 >>>> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 >>>> make[1]: Leaving directory >>>> `/home/ernesto/ipimar/devel/R/ccompile250/WinR/R-2.5.0/src/gnuwin32' >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> 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 > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
