Here is the cause: >> * Installing *binary* package 'btRRTest' ... ^^^^^^
However, you have a source package, and you have an invalid DESCRIPTION file containing a Built: line. Please read `Writing R Extensions' and check you are following the rules it lays down (as in this respect at least you are not). On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, jiesheng zhang wrote: > I found my attachment was discarded. > My R package structure lis listed here > ----------------------------- > btRRTest > DESCRIPTION > Package: btRRTest > Version: 0.0.1 > Date: 2005-10-15 > Title: a test remote R exeuction > Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Maintainer: jason zhang<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Depends: R (>= 1.8.0) > Description: the remote execution of R call > License: GPL version 2 > URL: http://www.bioteam.net > Built: R 2.1.1; i686-pc-linux-gnu; 2005-09-20 00:07:19; unix > Packaged: Sat Oct 15 23:42:11 2005; root > INDEX > btRRTestOut serialize all > btRRTestInt unserialize all and execute > R/btRRTest.R > .First.lib <- function (lib, pkg) > { > #library.dynam("btRRTest", pkg, lib) > print(c("first.lib", pkg, lib)) > } > > btRRTestOut<-function(x) > { > #.Call("btRRTestOut", substitute(x), rho=sys.frame(-1), > PACKAGE="btRRTest"); > print("btRRTestOut"); > } > > btRRTestIn<-function() > { > #.Call("btRRTestIn", PACKAGE="btRRTest"); > print("btRRTestIn"); > } > > ---------------------------- > > -jason > > > jiesheng zhang wrote: >> My package structure is very simple. >> I attached it here. >> Any help is appreciated. >> -ason >> >> jiesheng zhang wrote: >>> Hi, all >>> I am trying to write a R package. I was able to build and install the >>> package with no problem. >>> However, I got this error when I try to load the library by calling >>> library("btRRTest"); >>> ------------------error message in loading--------- >>> > library("btRRTest") >>> Error in library("btRRTest") : 'btRRTest' is not a valid package -- >>> installed < 2.0.0? >>> --------------------------------- >>> --------build message----------- >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp2> R CMD build --force btRRTest >>> * checking for file 'btRRTest/DESCRIPTION' ... OK >>> * preparing 'btRRTest': >>> * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK >>> * cleaning src >>> * checking whether 'INDEX' is up-to-date ... NO >>> * overwriting 'INDEX' as '--force' was given >>> * removing junk files >>> * checking for LF line-endings in source files >>> * checking for empty directories >>> * building 'btRRTest_0.0.1.tar.gz' >>> --------------------------------- >>> -------install message------- >>> jasonportal:/home/jason/tmp2 # R CMD INSTALL btRRTest_0.0.1.tar.gz >>> * Installing *binary* package 'btRRTest' ... >>> * DONE (btRRTest) >>> ---------------------- >>> >>> >>> Can anyone tell me what are the possible causes for this error? Where >>> should I start to look? -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ 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