(can't install package) ERROR: compilation failed for package 'fim4r' about arules

[mhahsler]

Hi, this sounds like a Windows-specific configuration issue with R. Please try to remove and reinstall the latest version of R and Rtools.

[mytarmail]

Hi, this sounds like a Windows-specific configuration issue with R. Please try to remove and reinstall the latest version of R and Rtools.

Hi!
Thank you for your quick response.
I did everything as you said, but the result is the same

[mhahsler]

I just installed R 4.3.0, RStudio, and RTools4.3 on a Windows machine, and it works for me fine. You may have some configuration file that messed up the compiler...

> library(arules)
> arules::fim4r()
Package fim4r is required.
Download and install the package?
1: Yes
2: No

Selection: 1
Installing package into ‘C:/Users/Michael Hahsler/AppData/Local/R/win-library/4.3’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
trying URL 'https://mhahsler.github.io/arules/docs/fim4r/fim4r_latest.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/gzip' length 804083 bytes (785 KB)
downloaded 785 KB

* installing *source* package 'fim4r' ...
** using staged installation
** libs
  running 'src/Makefile.win' ...
gcc -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 -pedantic -c  -DNDEBUG -DQUIET -O3 -funroll-loops -Iutil/src -Imath/src  -Itract/src -Iapriori/src -Ieclat/src -Ifpgrowth/src -Isam/src  -Irelim/src -Icarpenter/src -Iista/src -Iaccretion/src util/src/arrays.c -o arrays.o
....
** testing if installed package can be loaded from temporary location
** testing if installed package can be loaded from final location
** testing if installed package keeps a record of temporary installation path
* DONE (fim4r)
Available methods in fim4r are: ‘apriori’, ‘eclat’, ‘fpgrowth’, ‘carpenter’, ‘ista’, ‘relim’, ‘sam’

[mytarmail]

I completely reinstalled Windows7 with disk formatting))) but the problem remained the same, moreover, it seems to me that I can not install any package in binary form.
I don't understand what the problem is, but the problem seems to be on my end.

[mhahsler]

Maybe it is Windows 7? I have tried it on Windows 10.

[mytarmail]

Just installed clean windows 10, also R tools and R, nothing else..
getting exactly the same problem.

gcc -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 -pedantic -c  -DNDEBUG -DQUIET -O3 -funroll-loops -Iutil/src -Imath/src  -Itract/src -Iapriori/src -Ieclat/src -Ifpgrowth/src -Isam/src  -Irelim/src -Icarpenter/src -Iista/src -Iaccretion/src -DISR_CLOMAX -DACC_ABORT \
              accretion/src/accretion.c -o accretion.o
gcc -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 -pedantic -c  -DNDEBUG -DQUIET -O3 -funroll-loops -Iutil/src -Imath/src  -Itract/src -Iapriori/src -Ieclat/src -Ifpgrowth/src -Isam/src  -Irelim/src -Icarpenter/src -Iista/src -Iaccretion/src -DFPG_ABORT fpgrowth/src/fpgpsp.c -o fpgpsp.o
gcc -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 -pedantic -c  -DNDEBUG -DQUIET -O3 -funroll-loops -Iutil/src -Imath/src  -Itract/src -Iapriori/src -Ieclat/src -Ifpgrowth/src -Isam/src  -Irelim/src -Icarpenter/src -Iista/src -Iaccretion/src -IF:/Program Files/R-4.3.0/include fim4r.c -o fim4r.o
fim4r.c:22:10: fatal error: R.h: No such file or directory
   22 | #include "R.h"
      |          ^~~~~
compilation terminated.
make: *** [Makefile.win:314: fim4r.o] Error 1
ERROR: compilation failed for package 'fim4r'
* removing 'F:/Program Files/R-4.3.0/library/fim4r'
Available methods in fim4r are: ‘apriori’, ‘eclat’, ‘fpgrowth’, ‘carpenter’, ‘ista’, ‘relim’, ‘sam’Warning message:
In utils::install.packages(fim4r_url, repos = NULL) :
  installation of package ‘C:/Users/tars/AppData/Local/Temp/RtmpOcnFKT/downloaded_packages/fim4r_latest.tar.gz’ had non-zero exit status

 sessionInfo()
R version 4.3.0 (2023-04-21 ucrt)
Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)
Running under: Windows 10 x64 (build 19045)

Matrix products: default


locale:
[1] LC_COLLATE=Russian_Russia.utf8  LC_CTYPE=Russian_Russia.utf8    LC_MONETARY=Russian_Russia.utf8
[4] LC_NUMERIC=C                    LC_TIME=Russian_Russia.utf8    


attached base packages:
[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base     

loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] compiler_4.3.0 Matrix_1.5-4   generics_0.1.3 tools_4.3.0    arules_1.7-6   grid_4.3.0    
[7] lattice_0.21-8

Maybe I need to install something for Windows, some kind of library or something else ???

[mhahsler]

I think this is a Windows problem with where your R installation is (F: instead of C:)...

Your output right before the error says:

gcc -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 -pedantic -c  -DNDEBUG -DQUIET -O3 -funroll-loops -Iutil/src -Imath/src  -Itract/src -Iapriori/src -Ieclat/src -Ifpgrowth/src -Isam/src  -Irelim/src -Icarpenter/src -Iista/src -Iaccretion/src -IF:/Program Files/R-4.3.0/include fim4r.c -o fim4r.o

R-4.3.0/include contains R.h, but it specifies the include -IF:/Program Files/R-4.3.0/include. I guess that is the F: drive? I think gcc does not understand this including the space.

On my Windows installation with R on C:, it uses -IC:/PROGRA~1/R/R-43~1.0/include which is the correct translation without spaces. Maybe this is a bug in R and it only fixes paths on C:?

Sorry about this. I do not use Windows so I am not sure why this happens...

[mytarmail]

Problem solved.
R must be MANDATORY installed on the C drive, then the installation of the package is fine.
Thank you very much for your help