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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.