Note that CRAN is also having a problem with the package so its not just you:
http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.7/check/tm-check.log I also have a problem with the vignettes (note there are two) but as with you this works: Rcmd build --no-vignettes tradeCosts I don't have any special environment variables set for temporary directories and I use C:\Program Files\R\... for R. I use Rcmd.bat and sweave.bat from batchfiles found at: http://batchfiles.googlecode.com which finds R in the registry so no paths need be set. I am on Vista but you seem to have SP1 which I don't have yet. I can build other packages so there is probably something that needs fixing in their vignettes. On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 7:52 AM, John Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear list members, > > I've encountered the following problem trying to build a package under > Windows Vista (SP1). The problem occurs with both R 2.6.2 and R 2.7.0 RC > (from which this output was produced). The package builds just fine on my XP > (SP2) machine. Please see some further comments below. > > ---------- snip ------------- > > Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001] > Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. > > d:\R-packages>R CMD build tradeCosts > * checking for file 'tradeCosts/DESCRIPTION' ... OK > * preparing 'tradeCosts': > * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK > * installing the package to re-build vignettes > installing R.css in C:/Users/JOHNFO~1/AppData/Local/Temp/Rinst602447586 > > > ---------- Making package tradeCosts ------------ > adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION > installing NAMESPACE file and metadata > Error in file(file, "r") : unable to open connection > Calls: <Anonymous> -> parseNamespaceFile -> parse -> file > In addition: Warning message: > In file(file, "r") : > cannot open file > 'C:/Users/JOHNFO~1/AppData/Local/Temp/Rinst602447586/tradeCos > ts/NAMESPACE', reason 'Permission denied' > Execution halted > make[2]: *** [nmspace] Error 1 > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 > make: *** [pkg-tradeCosts] Error 2 > *** Installation of tradeCosts failed *** > > Removing 'C:/Users/JOHNFO~1/AppData/Local/Temp/Rinst602447586/tradeCosts' > * creating vignettes ... OK > * removing junk files > * checking for LF line-endings in source and make files > * checking for empty or unneeded directories > * building 'tradeCosts_0.3-0.tar.gz' > > > d:\R-packages> > > ---------- snip ------------- > > I believe that the error is related to the vignette in the package, since I > can build packages without a vignette. Clearly there is a file-permission > problem but: (1) I'm using an account with administrator privileges; (2) R > is installed into c:\R (and the problem persists even when I install R into > d:\R); (3) the problem persists when I run the command window and R itself > as administrator, and when I turn off account controls; (4) the problems > persists when I reset the environment variables temp and tmp to d:\temp and > set the permissions to d:\temp so that all groups and users have full > control over that directory. > > I'm tempted to dump Vista but I've been trying to persist with it since most > people (e.g., my students) buying new Windows machines will be getting it. > Although I've read section 2.24 of the R for Windows FAQ, it's quite > possible that I've missed something of relevance there. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > John > > -------------------------------- > John Fox, Professor > Department of Sociology > McMaster University > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M4 > 905-525-9140x23604 > http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox > > ______________________________________________ > 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