Install Error

[bcdp5]

Hi,
I state i'm totally new in gitHub, R and Slidify so please be patient.

Here's my issue: when i try to install Slidify in R it returns the following error:

library(devtools)
install_github('slidify', 'ramnathv')
Installing github repo(s) slidify/master from ramnathv
Downloading slidify.zip from https://github.com/ramnathv/slidify/archive/master.zip
Installing package from C:\Users\matte_000\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmp8wd5GB/slidify.zip
Installing slidify
"C:/Program Files/R/R-2.15.3/bin/x64/R" --vanilla CMD INSTALL
"C:\Users\matte_000\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmp8wd5GB\slidify-master"
--library="C:/Users/matte_000/Documents/R/win-library/2.15" --with-keep.source --install-tests

"C:\Program" non Š riconosciuto come comando interno o esterno,
un programma eseguibile o un file batch.
Errore: Command failed (1)

I suppose there's a problem with my directory name due to the space between "Program Files".
How can i fix it and start enjoying slidify?

[trinker]

Can you provide the results of sessionInfo()? It also may be easier to post the error message in English as the Italian translation I did does not tell what Š is.

[bcdp5]

Sorry here's the translation in eng of the error:

"C:\Program" is not known as an internal or external command,
an exe or a batch.

Moreover here's the result of sessionInfo()

R version 2.15.3 (2013-03-01) Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) locale: [1] LC_COLLATE=Italian_Italy.1252 LC_CTYPE=Italian_Italy.1252 LC_MONETARY=Italian_Italy.1252 [4] LC_NUMERIC=C LC_TIME=Italian_Italy.1252 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base other attached packages: [1] devtools_1.3 loaded via a namespace (and not attached): [1] digest_0.6.3 evaluate_0.4.4 httr_0.2 memoise_0.1 parallel_2.15.3 RCurl_1.95-4.1 [7] stringr_0.6.2 tools_2.15.3 whisker_0.3-2

[bcdp5]

here you can find a detailed info about my situation
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17853141/r-failed-installation-slidify-error-command-failed-1-not-recognized-as-a-i

[ramnathv]

It is a Window's related issue, which unfortunately I can't help with since I don't own a Window's machine. Here is a SO question where a similar error is encountered and a potential answer is proposed. Let me know if you can try it and if it resolves your issue.

[bcdp5]

I tried almost everything, but when I type the commands to install packages whether by script or by cmd, it returns the same error:

"C:\Program" 'R' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
Error: Command failed (1)

Maybe it doesn't work with Windows OS?

[trinker]

I'm a Windows 7 OS (and Linux) and can install. It sounds like maybe R isn't on your path.

[bcdp5]

Wow. Can you help me fixing this issue?

[timelyportfolio]

Without a doubt, slidify works on Windows. It appears that R sits in a directory located at C:/Program Files/R/R-2.15.3/bin/x64/R. Perhaps it would help to see the messages from my working install.

Installing slidify
"C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-30~1.1/bin/x64/R" --vanilla CMD INSTALL  \
...

So, it appears the unshortened Windows path is a big problem. Are you installing with RStudio? See http://support.rstudio.org/help/discussions/problems/807-rhome-returns-incorrect-string-with-spaces-under-windows if you have an old version.

What do you get when you?

R.home()

[bcdp5]

Yeah it's a problem of the path.

Here's the result under Rgui and R Studio. Same results:

R Studio:

<script> > R.home() > [1] "C:/Program Files/R/R-3.0.1" Rgui: <script> > R.home() > [1] "C:/Program Files/R/R-3.0.1"

[trinker]

I made a video tutorial on how to install R in C drive and set the path to include it. It can be found here. It's uploading to youtube so check back in a few hours.

You'll know this works if you open the windows command line and type R.exe If R starts up R is on the path.

[ramnathv]

Thanks @trinker and @timelyportfolio for your responses. Install issues on Windows are often the trickiest ones to tackle. Hopefully, this solves the problem.

[bcdp5]

Well well well. Now it works!

To fix this issue you just need to:

uninstall R
re-install R/Rtools/Rstudio on C: (not C:\Program Files)
Go to your windows variables (Controll Panel)
Edit PATH field with the following path: C:\R\R-3.0.1\bin;C:\R\R-3.0.1\bin\i386;C:\R\R-3.0.1\bin\x64;

Thank you for support and special thanks to trinker for the vid

[ramnathv]

Perfect. Good to see that you were able to resolve it. Thanks again @trinker.

[yasminstro]

some of us don't have admin privileges to uninstall and reinstall R. what can we do to get past this problem? i downloaded and unzipped shinyapps manual. any suggestion?

[ramnathv]

What is the problem you are facing?

[yasminstro]

Ramnath,

Thanks for your response. I have my ui.R and server.R files ready and would like to utilize shiny to display/share them
Now I'm trying to install Shinyapps but as other's have reported, I'm running into errors.

A bit info about my setup:
-I'm using RStudio with R version 3.2.2
-R is installed at: C:\Program Files\R

Here's the steps I take:

1. install.packages("devtools") #works fine, no issues
   2a) I then try the Github trick (as well as different variations) as follows:
   2b) > devtools::install_github("rstudio/shinyapps") #this results in the error message below:

===error message:
Downloading GitHub repo rstudio/shinyapps@master
Error in curl::curl_fetch_memory(url, handle = handle) : Couldn't resolve host name

Apparently, this could be due to the fact that my R is install in C:\Program Files\R... instead of C:\R
The problem is that I don't have Admin privileges and IT was very adamant about installing it on C:\Program Files\R
I can't seem to get past this issue. Any thoughts or assistance?
Thanks!

[yasminstro]

FYI, I manually downloaded the master package, unzipped it and placed the folder into the ...\R\library

[ramnathv]

That wont work, since it is the source package, whereas what needs to go into ..\R\library is the installed version.

The error message you are getting is not related to your R install, but your internet connection. Are you behind a corporate firewall?

[yasminstro]

not sure about the firewall but corporate environment so maybe yes. if firewall is responsible then why am i able to install all the other packages? curious

[yasminstro]

can you be a bit more clearer about this statement?:

"That wont work, since it is the source package, whereas what needs to go into ..\R\library is the installed version."

[yasminstro]

Oh, I mis-stated my first note. It's installed in C:\Program Files\R\library

[burgerga]

@yasminstro This is an error because devtools does not properly escape paths, please report here: r-lib/devtools#1275