Creating an R package for windows

Question

I created an R package on Linux (and it is working on Linux), but I can't make the same package work on Windows.

What I tried to do (maybe it was a bit foolish) was to convert the tar.gz into a Zip file and to install it from the R GUI.

However, when I load the package library("myPackage") then I get the following message:

  Error in library("myPackage") :
     there is no package called 'myPackage'

Should I try to build the package directly from Windows with the R tools?

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 17 '12 at 21:44

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edited Jul 17 '12 at 21:44

GSee

answered Jun 04 '10 at 04:01

Rob Hyndman

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 04 '10 at 07:55

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Yes, you should make it directly on Windows. See the R Extensions manual and a number of tutorials on the web.

edited Jun 04 '10 at 07:55

Marek

answered Jun 04 '10 at 02:53

Dirk Eddelbuettel

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