Two comments: 1) Rcmd build does not install packages, it packages up source packages. As all the documentation says it is Rcmd INSTALL which installs a source package.
2) You have ignored the advice not to have spaces in your path, and the request at the top of readme.packages `not to report problems to R-help unless you have followed all the prescriptions', one of which is Do not use paths with spaces in: you can always use the short forms. And as you have discovered, that advice was given for a good reason. On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Ghislaine Guigon wrote: > > I'm trying to install packages on windows XP and I have trouble with > command Rcmd build (R version 1.8.1) : > In the Windows console for package maanova for example, answer is : > C:\Documents and Settings\dillies\Mes documents\ghis\packages>Rcmd > build maanova > * checking for file 'maanova/DESCRIPTION' ... OK > * preparing 'maanova': > * cleaning src > * checking whether 'INDEX' is up-to-date ... NO > * use '--force' to overwrite the existing 'INDEX' > * removing junk files > * building 'maanova_0.91-3.tar.gz' > tar: and: Cannot stat: No such file or directory > tar: Settings/dillies/Mes : Cannot stat: No such file or directory > tar: documents/ghis/packages/maanova_0.91-3.tar: Cannot stat: No such > file or directory > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > tar: and: Not found in archive > tar: Settings/dillies/Mes: Not found in archive > tar: documents/ghis/packages/maanova_0.91-3.tar: Not found in archive > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > tar: and: Cannot stat: No such file or directory > tar: Settings/dillies/Mes: Cannot stat: No such file or directory > tar: documents/ghis/packages/maanova_0.91-3.tar: Cannot stat: No such > file or di > rectory > tar: maanova: Cannot stat: No such file or directory > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > maanova_0.91-3.tar: No such file or directory > Is someone still have same problem ? > Rtools are installed. > Thanks for answers, > > Ghislaine GUIGON > Biostatisticienne > Plate-forme 2 Puces a ADN > INSTITUT PASTEUR > 25-28 rue du Dr ROUX > 75724 Paris cedex 15 > FRANCE > tel: (33) (0)1 40 61 86 51 > fax: (33) (0)1 45 68 84 06 > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > -- 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 ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
