From janko.thyson at ku-eichstaett.de  Wed Aug 18 11:55:59 2010
From: janko.thyson at ku-eichstaett.de (Janko Thyson)
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:55:59 +0200
Subject: [Rd] [R] Problems building own package (Error: "package hasbeen
	build before R-2.10.0")
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> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: William Dunlap [mailto:wdunlap at tibco.com]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. August 2010 22:25
> An: Janko Thyson
> Betreff: RE: [Rd] [R] Problems building own package (Error: "package
> hasbeen build before R-2.10.0")
> 
> > ...
> > > > R CMD check mypackage works fine (no errors, no warnings)
> > > >
> > > > R CMD build mypackage works fine (no errors, no warnings)
> > > >
> > > > R CMD INSTALL -library="C:\R\R-2.11.1\library"
> > > > "something\mypackage\mypackage_1.0.tar.gz" works fine (no
> > errors, no
> > > > warnings)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > However, when I try loading the package in an R-Session (version
> > > 2.11.1) via
> > > > "library(mypackage)", R complains about the package being build
> > > before
> > > > version R-2.10.0 and tells me to rebuild it.
> 
> Start R by typing 'R' (no other arguments) from the same
> command window that you used for the 'R CMD ...' commands.
> You ought to be able to load the package without warning
> from that session.  Compare the output of Sys.getenv("R_HOME")
> and/or print(version) in that session and the in a session
> that could not load the package without warnings.
> 
> Bill Dunlap
> Spotfire, TIBCO Software
> wdunlap tibco.com

Hi Bill,

thanks for the suggestion. I don't quite get it, but even though version
2.11.1 was the only one in my PATH, it was always version 2.9.1 that was
called when using R CMD. I could only resolve it by uninstalling version
2.9.1, which is totally fine considering we're at 2.11.1 now ;-)

Janko

> > >
> > >
> > > So the R that is in your PATH is  < 2.10.x
> > > Change your PATH and add the R version your are actually working
> > > with....
> >
> > As I wrote: "My PATH is set up as explained in the R-Admin
> > manual. Also, the
> > only R version stated there is "C:\R\R-2.11.1\bin;".
> >
> > > Uwe Ligges
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Could this possibly be due to the fact that I have multiple R
> > > versions
> > > > installed (this also includes the most recent one, though)?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > To provide you with some details:
> > > >
> > > > -          Running Windows XP
> > > >
> > > > -          All of my R versions are under "C:\R" (versions 2.9.2,
> > > 2.10.1,
> > > > 2.11.1).
> > > >
> > > > -          I installed Rtools (version 2.1.2) to "C:\Rtools" and
> > > pointed it
> > > > to "C:\R" (as this was the default) to interact with R
> > (should this
> > > maybe
> > > > have been "C:\R\R-2.11.1"?). I also installed everything else
> > > necessary to
> > > > build packages (Inno Setup etc.).
> > > >
> > > > -          My PATH is set up as explained in R-Admin manual.
> Also,
> > > the only
> > > > R version stated there is "C:\R\R-2.11.1\bin;".
> > > >
> > > > -          I updated the DESCRIPTION file and specified
> > all .Rd files
> > > > correctly.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks a ton,
> > > >
> > > > Janko
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
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[Rd] [R] Problems building own package (Error: "package hasbeen build before R-2.10.0")
Janko Thyson