

This is equivalent to chmod go+rx roots if the user already have permissions. This is so that the directory is accessible: chmod 755 roots. If necessary, change the permissions of this directory to drwx r-x r-x. Go to your packages directory ( cd myrpackages), and create a directory for your package (eg mkdir roots). This says " /home/maman/myrlibrary is where my packages will be".Ģ. Then using an text editor (vi, emacs etc) create a file named. myrpackages will contain the source files of your package, while myrlibrary will be where the package is built. Then create two directories, named myrlibrary and myrpackages (eg mkdir myrpackages). This should be something like /c/userid or /home/maman.

In a Linux command window, use cd and then pwd to find out your home filespace. You may also want the following file (see step 8):ġ. Use the files linked to their website for an example. This is mainly skinned from the tutorial by Wand and Nott. The instructions below come in a few different flavours. Creating and installing R packages from scratch. If you already have an R package, and just want to install it, use the links below and follow steps 1,7,8 (Linux-Linux) for Linux packages, or step 6 (Windows-Windows) for windows R packages. If you still have problems after this, then may God spare your sanity. Thanks to all who have helped constructing this page. I try to update it when new information comes to me, mainly on the troubleshooting side of things.

We hope to add our own examples shortly to clarify things further.

Please note that this information is mainly gleaned from a couple of useful websites, pointed to in what follows, and our experiences. After trawling through the various manuals, forums and websites giving help on making R packages, and still having some trouble understanding how to successfully create R extensions, we have decided to set out our own instructions, in the hope that people (of the not computer-minded variety) will be able to ignore all the confusing stuff which generally accompanies R help. You are here: Home computer stuff computer help R help R packagesĭan Bailey and I have spent a while banging our heads against the R extensions brick wall.
