This is not for CRAN, just for someone else.
It doesn't need to be submitted. Thanks, Erin On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 2:56 AM, Prof Brian Ripley <rip...@stats.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > On 21/02/2015 07:31, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > >> On Windows it builds a zip file. If you are on Linux, you might [1] need >> [2]. >> >> [1] https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2005-January/063596.html >> [2] http://cran.r-project.org/doc/contributed/cross-build.pdf >> > > But the first is from 2005 and the second is invalid (it should be > http://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/cross-build.pdf and describes R > 1.7.x: what it describes is no longer supported). > > For some time you can install a package without compilable sources on any > R platform. So the tarball would be all that is needed. If compilation is > needed, submit to winbuilder to make .zip file. > > See also > http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#How- > can-I-get-a-binary-version-of-a-package_003f > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> --------------- >> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go >> Live... >> DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live >> Go... >> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing >> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with >> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. >> rocks...1k >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> --------------- >> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> On February 20, 2015 6:56:34 PM PST, Rolf Turner <r.tur...@auckland.ac.nz> >> wrote: >> >>> On 21/02/15 15:02, Jeff Newmiller wrote: >>> >>>> R CMD INSTALL --build packagename >>>> >>> >>> That will create a *.tar.gz file, not a *.zip file. The latter being >>> what Erin wanted, if I understand correctly. >>> >>> I have worked around the problem in the past with a shell script >>> like unto: >>> >>> #! /bin/csh >>> set vnum = `grep Version $pkge/DESCRIPTION | sed -e 's/Version: //'` >>> R CMD INSTALL -l Lib $pkge >& /dev/null >>> cd Lib >>> zip -r -l $pkge.zip $pkge >& /dev/null >>> mv $pkge.zip ../$pkge"_"$vnum.zip >>> >>> In the foregoing "pkge" is the name of the package you are trying to >>> build. You will have to have created the "holding library" "Lib" a >>> priori. >>> >>> There are doubtless (much) better ways of accomplishing this task, but >>> I >>> don't know them. >>> >>> cheers, >>> >>> Rolf >>> >>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> --------------- >>> >>>> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go >>>> >>> Live... >>> >>>> DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live >>>> >>> Go... >>> >>>> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. >>>> >>> Playing >>> >>>> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with >>>> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. >>>> >>> rocks...1k >>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> --------------- >>> >>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>>> >>>> On February 20, 2015 1:07:10 PM PST, Erin Hodgess >>>> >>> <erinm.hodg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello yet again. >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to create a zip file for a friend who has a Windows >>>>> machine. >>>>> >>>>> He needs to access this via the "local zip file" packages option. >>>>> >>>>> When I use R CMD INSTALL --compile-both, it produces an item in the >>>>> library >>>>> tree (as promised). >>>>> >>>>> However, I would like to have an actual .zip file. >>>>> >>>>> I do know at one time that was possible, not sure if I can still do >>>>> >>>> it. >>> >>>> >>>>> I did try R CMD INSTALL --force-biarch as well, same result as >>>>> >>>> compile >>> >>>> both. >>>>> >>>>> thank you for any suggestions. >>>>> >>>>> Sincerely, >>>>> Erin >>>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> 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. >> >> > > -- > Brian D. Ripley, rip...@stats.ox.ac.uk > Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, University of Oxford > 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG, UK > -- Erin Hodgess Associate Professor Department of Mathematical and Statistics University of Houston - Downtown mailto: erinm.hodg...@gmail.com [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.