That worked great, thank you. but it seems I have a new error occurring after the zipping of the help files:
hhc: not found cp: cannot stat `C:/R/R-2.1.1/src/library/base/chm/base.chm': No such file or di rectory make[3]: *** [chm-base] Error 1 make[2]: *** [pkg-base] Error 2 make[1]: *** [rpackage] Error 2 make: *** [all] Error 2 Any advise? Philip Bermingham Duncan Murdoch wrote: > On 7/4/2005 8:51 AM, Philip Bermingham wrote: > >> Where would I specify the path to this file? I checked the mkrules >> file but it doesn't mention it there. > > > The path is the system path. You specify it in your shell, before > starting make, or in one of the Control Panel settings (if you want to > make the change system wide). > > I'd suggest writing a batch file that sets the path, and run it before > a build. Then you don't need to worry about side effects of changes > on other programs. > > It will look something like this: > > path=.;f:\r\tools\bin;f:\perl\bin;f:\minGW\bin;f:\cygwin\bin;c:\util\misc;c:\windows\command;F:\texmf\miktex\bin;c:\progra~1\htmlhe~1 > > > > but this is from a very old batch file (I don't use the Windows shell > any more), and of course the paths to the programs will likely be > different on your system than on mine. > >> Also I did a search for Rpwd.exe and it seems I don't have that >> file. I have Rpwd.c. It seems I'm missing an important step in the >> build processes, but I don't know what it is. > > > Rpwd.exe is made in one of the first steps of the build process. What > you missed is setting up the path so that the build can proceed. > > Duncan Murdoch > >> >> Philip. >> >> Duncan Murdoch wrote: >> >>> Philip Bermingham wrote: >>> >>>> I'm trying to compile R on Windows 2003 Server and following the >>>> instruction laid out in R inst and admin manual I continue to get this >>>> error: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> make: ./Rpwd.exe: Command not found >>>> >>>> make[1]: ./Rpwd.exe: Command not found >>>> >>>> /cygdrive/d/rp/tools/bin/make --no-print-directory -C front-ends Rpwd >>>> >>>> /cygdrive/d/rp/tools/bin/make -C ../../include -f Makefile.win version >>>> >>>> make[3]: sh.exe: Command not found >>> >>> >>> >>> sh.exe is one of the programs in the tools collection, so it looks >>> as though you don't have that on your path. Getting the path right >>> is important. A description of what you need in the path is in the >>> R Installation and Administration manual. >>> >>> Duncan Murdoch >>> >>> > > ______________________________________________ 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