On 29/04/10 14:03, Andrew Walsh wrote: > I am a newbie to R and Python and am just trying to install both on > WINXP 32 bit but am having problems. > > I downloaded RPY2-2.1.0 but could not see any reference to which version > of R it was supposed to work with. I figured the latest R was as good as > any to start off with (due to a lack of any other information) so tried > binaries R 2.11.0 for windows from the link below.
http://rpy.sourceforge.net/rpy2/doc-2.1/html/overview.html#requirements > http://cran.ms.unimelb.edu.au/bin/windows/base/R-2.11.0-win32.exe > > I can install R OK but when trying to install RPy2 I get the error > > "Error: Tried to guess R's HOME but no R command in the PATH." > > I checked the R-FAQ which seems to be relevant (sections 2.14 and 2.15) > but I still do not know what I am supposed to set. I have reproduced > section 2.15 below > > Am I supposed to put an R directory in the path (eg. by control panel) > or am I supposed to set an environment variable? (eg. HOME or R_LIBS) > Am I even installing the right version of R? > I found a recent discussion in this forum which said to use R version > 2.9 but the archived windows binaries time out when I click on them. I > only seem to be able to download source. > But compiling source just seems that much harder ... Unfortunately there is currently no win32/win64 support for rpy2-2.1.x (for lack of time / resources): http://rpy.sourceforge.net/rpy2/doc-2.1/html/overview.html#download > I am determined to get this working but hoped some of these questions > would be easily answered by you folk. > > > ****************************** > ******* > > Environment variables can be set for Rgui.exe and Rterm.exe in three > different ways. > > 1. On the command line as name=value pairs. For example in the > shortcut to Rgui you could have > > "path_to_R\bin\Rgui.exe" HOME=p:/ R_LIBS=p:/myRlib > > > 2. In an environment file .Renviron in the working directory or your > home directory, for example containing the line > > R_LIBS=p:/myRlib > > > If you have permission to do so, you can also create an > environment file etc\Renviron.site and set environmental variables > in that file in the same way. This is useful for variables which > should be set for all users and all usages of this R installation. > (Their values can be overridden in a .Renviron file or on the > command line.) > > See |?Startup| for more details of environment files. > > 3. For all applications via Windows. How you set an environment > variable is system specific: under Windows 2000/XP/2003 you can > use `System' in the control panel or the properties of `My > Computer' (under the `Advanced' tab). Under Vista, go to `User > Accounts' in the Control Panel, and select your account and then > `Change my environment variables'. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > rpy-list mailing list > rpy-list@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rpy-list ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ rpy-list mailing list rpy-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rpy-list
