Build R source code from windows - windows

Question

C:\Work\R contains the R-3.1.1.tar.gz file
I have build R source(R-3.1.1) in windows 8 from the following commands
cd C:\Work\R
tar --no-same-owner -xf R-3.1.1.tar.gz
cd C:\Work\R\R-3.1.1\src\gnuwin32\
make all recommended
Add the following path to the Environment variables
C:\Work\R\R-3.1.1\bin\i386
Enter the R.exe in command promt
I got the following Error
Fatal error unable to open the base package
System information
Windows 8, 64 bit operating System, x64 –based processor
How to resolve this error?

Answer 1

If you are using R, you can download the newest version from here and then simply install it.
If you have an older version and want only to download the new one, use those commands inside R:
# installing/loading the package:
if(!require(installr)) {
install.packages("installr"); require(installr)} #load / install+load installr
# using the package:
updateR() # this will start the updating process of your R installation. It will check for newer versions, and if one is available, will guide you through the decisions you'd need to make.

Answer 2

We can resolve this issue by using the following command before build the R source code
Set TMPDIR=c:\cygwin64\bin
Here c:\cygwin64\bin is the cygwin installed location in Windows 8 machine.
Here I have mentioned the R source code build steps:
Install cygwin setup
Install RTools
Create the R_HOME file in the directory like C:\R_HOME
Place the R source code tar file in the R_HOME
Add the following path in environment variable in first
c:\Rtools\bin\;c:\Rtools\gcc-4.6.3\bin;C:\cygwin64\bin\;C:\Program Files (x86)\HTML Help Workshop\;C:\R_HOME\R-3.1.1\bin\;
Enter the following command in the command prompt
Set TMPDIR=C:\cygwin64\bin
Set working directory as C:\R_HOME
Enter the following command
tar --no-same-owner -xf R-3.1.1.tar.gz
Copy the Tcl source from c:\R (it will be created while installing RTools)
Set the working directory as follow in command prompt
C:\R_HOME\R-3.1.1\src\gnuwin32
Enter the following command
Make all recommended
Enter the R.exe command in command prompt. We can enter the R terminal