Thanks Gabor, Sundar, and Tony. Indeed, Rtools was missing from the path. With that resolved, and another 10 minute windows restart, I get the following below. The log suggests that hhc is not installed. It is, and, according to the directions I am following, I have placed it in the c:\cygwin directory.
BTW, package.skeleton() doesn't seem to create the correct DESCRIPTION template. I had to add the DEPENDS line. Without this, I get another error. C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>Rcmd build --force --binary g:\foo * checking for file 'g:\foo/DESCRIPTION' ... OK * preparing 'g:\foo': * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK * removing junk files * checking for LF line-endings in source files * checking for empty or unneeded directories * building binary distribution WARNING * some HTML links may not be found installing R.css in c:/TEMP/Rinst40061099 Using auto-selected zip options '' latex: not found latex: not found latex: not found ---------- Making package foo ------------ latex: not found adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION latex: not found latex: not found latex: not found installing R files latex: not found installing data files latex: not found installing man source files installing indices latex: not found not zipping data installing help Warning: \alias{foo} already in foo-package.Rd -- skipping the one in foo.Rd >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'foo' Formats: text html latex example chm foo-package text html latex example chm foo text html latex example chm mydata text html latex example chm hhc: not found cp: cannot stat `c:/TEMP/Rbuild40048815/foo/chm/foo.chm': No such file or direct ory make[1]: *** [chm-foo] Error 1 make: *** [pkg-foo] Error 2 *** Installation of foo failed *** Removing 'c:/TEMP/Rinst40061099/foo' ERROR * installation failed C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin> > -----Original Message----- > From: Gabor Grothendieck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:50 PM > To: Doran, Harold > Cc: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch > Subject: Re: [R] R package development in windows > > It can find sh.exe so you haven't installed Rtools. > > There are several HowTo's listed in the links section here > that include pointers to R manuals and other step by step > instructions: > > http://code.google.com/p/batchfiles/ > > On 5/3/07, Doran, Harold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm attempting to build an R package for distribution and > am working > > from the directions found at > > > http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~maman/computerstuff/Rhelp/Rpackages.html# > > Wi > > n-Win > > > > I've read through Writing R Extensions and various other > "helpful" web > > sites. I've installed all relevant software (perl, cygwin, mingwin, > > hhc.exe). Here is what I have done so far: > > > > 1) Sourced data and functions into R > > 2) Used package.skeleton > > 3) Edited Description file > > 4) Edited my windows path to ensure the new programs (e.g., > perl) are > > in the path > > 5) Then, I open DOS and do the following in the script below > > > > C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>Rcmd build --force --binary g:\foo > > * checking for file 'g:\foo/DESCRIPTION' ... OK > > * preparing 'g:\foo': > > * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ...'sh' is not > recognized as > > an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. > > OK > > * removing junk files > > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable > > program or batch file. > > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable > > program or batch file. > > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable > > program or batch file. > > Error: cannot open file 'foo/DESCRIPTION' for reading > > > > I'ver read through about as much documentation as I can > find, and I'm > > just not sure what I should do from here. I admit that I > have reached > > a point of frustration and must apologize if the problem would be > > evident if I read documentation further, but I'm about tapped out > > after a few days of experimentation. > > > > Can anyone suggest how I could resolve this and what the next steps > > would be? > > > > Thanks: > > > > I'm using Windows XP and R 2.4.1 > > > > Harold > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > > 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@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list 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.