Forgive my naivte, but how do I make windows find tar. In other words from where do I issue the command and what is the command. Farrel Buchinsky Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:09, Duncan Murdoch <murd...@stats.uwo.ca> wrote: > On 08/07/2009 10:02 AM, Farrel Buchinsky wrote: > >> I have previously read "R Installation and Administration". I read it >> again. It does not help me >> The relevant paragraph is below. But I need lower level instructions. >> Where >> can I find them. >> > > Follow the link. If Windows can't find tar, your toolset is installed > incorrectly. > > Duncan Murdoch > > >> R CMD INSTALL works in Windows to install source packages if you have the >> source-code package files (option Source Package Installation Files in >> the >> installer) and toolset (see The Windows >> >> toolset<file:///C:/Program%20Files/R/R-2.9.1/doc/manual/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset>) >> >> installed. Installation of binary packages must be done by >> install.packages >> . R CMD INSTALL --help will tell you the current options under Windows >> (which differ from those on a Unix-alike): in particular there is a choice >> of the types of documentation to be installed. >> Farrel Buchinsky >> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870 >> >> >> >> 2009/6/19 Uwe Ligges <lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de> >> >> See the manual "R Installation and Administration" for information on how >>> to install source packages on Windows. >>> >>> Uwe Ligges >>> >>> Farrel Buchinsky wrote: >>> >>> After issuing tar xvfz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gzI am getting an error >>>> >>>> message >>>> 'tar' is not recongnized as an internal or external command, operable >>>> program or batch file. >>>> >>>> Should I use my 7-zip to open up the archive? >>>> Where should I be doing this? For instance can I do it all in my >>>> download directory or should I do it in C:\Program >>>> Files\R\R-2.9.0\library or should I manually create C:\Program >>>> Files\R\R-2.9.0\library\RGoogleDocs and do it all there or will the Rcmd >>>> INSTALL RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz command do that for me. >>>> >>>> Yes, you assumed correctly. I am using Windows XP. >>>> Farrel Buchinsky >>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 20:17, Gabor Grothendieck >>>> <ggrothendi...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>> I have haven't neen following this thread but: >>>> >>>>> 1. if RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz is a source distribution (as >>>>> opposed to built source) then the first line renames it so >>>>> that its not the same name as the built file about to be created. >>>>> The second line detars it into the RGoogleDocs directory. The third >>>>> builds >>>>> the built source file, RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz. The fourth >>>>> installs the built source file into R. I've assumed Windows. >>>>> If you are on Linux replace rename with mv. >>>>> >>>>> rename RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gz >>>>> tar xvfz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gz >>>>> Rcmd build RGoogleDocs >>>>> Rcmd INSTALL RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz >>>>> >>>>> or >>>>> >>>>> 2. if RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz is already a built source file then you >>>>> can just issue the last of the above lines and don't need >>>>> the others. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Farrel Buchinsky<fjb...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What do you mean by "cd the.directory.containing.RGoogleDocs" >>>>>> Do you mean the directory where I downloaded the >>>>>> RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz >>>>>> to? Or do you mean that I must create a directory called RGoogleDocs >>>>>> >>>>>> under >>>>> >>>>> Library and then change to that directory? >>>>>> Farrel Buchinsky >>>>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 22:16, Gabor Grothendieck < >>>>>> >>>>>> ggrothendi...@gmail.com> >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Finally enter into the Windows console: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cd the.directory.containing.RGoogleDocs >>>>>>> Rcmd build RGoogleDocs >>>>>>> Rcmd INSTALL RGoogleDocs_1.0.0.tar.gz >>>>>>> >>>>>>> except replace RGoogleDocs_1.0.0.tar.gz with the filename >>>>>>> created by the build. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> R-help@r-project.org 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. >>>> >>>> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org 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. >> > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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