[kepler-users] R installation for Kepler 1.0.0 on Windows (bis)

[Matt Jones]

Hi John,

I think you missed option 4:
   - The list is filled with busy people and it slipped through the cracks.
Sorry.

But, to the point of your questions:

1) When we first shipped Kepler 1.0.0, there were two windows installers:
one with R included, and one without to keep the download sizes lower.  You
have the one without.  We don't ship the one with R because of the licensing
implications of mixing GPL code with our BSD licensed software.  You can of
course install it separately as you have done.
2) For R to work in Kepler, Kepler must be able to find it on the path.
 Your approach should work, but the Windows path is a tricky thing.  Have
you verified that you can run R from the command line and its found on the
path? I suspect you have a problem with the space in the path to R -- maybe
try quoting it, or try it with the 'Program Files' path component replaced
with 'Progra~1'.  In any case, if Kepler can find R 2.6.2 on the path, it
should work.

On a side note, why are you using Kepler 1.0.0?  Kepler 2 has been out for a
while, has a lot of improvements and bug fixes over Kepler 1.0.0, and is
supported.  There are known problems with the R support in Kepler 1.0.0 that
were fixed in Kepler 2.  Can you upgrade?

Matt

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 1:02 AM, JOHNER Jean 066030 <Jean.JOHNER at cea.fr>wrote:

>  Hello dear Kepler users,
>
>
>
> I got no answer to the 2011-01-11 mail below.
>
>
>
> Several possible explanations:
>
> - I am the only Windows Kepler user !
>
> - I am the only Windows Kepler user trying to install R
>
> - This mailing list is not adequate for such a question
>
>
>
> Could somebody give me a hint ?
>
>
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
>
>
> Jean Johner
>
>
>   ------------------------------
>
> *De :* JOHNER Jean 066030
> *Envoyé :* mardi 11 janvier 2011 20:08
> *À :* 'kepler-users at kepler-project.org'
> *Objet :* R installation for Kepler 1.0.0 on Windows
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I am new to Kepler. Sorry if my problem has been overposted.
>
>
>
> I first installed Kepler 1.0.0 on Windows XP from
> https://kepler-project.org/users/downloads.
>
> After opening the 00-StatisticalSummary.xml workflow in C:\Program
> Files\Kepler-1.0.0\demos\getting-started and pressing the Run button, I get
> the following message :
>
>
>
> « There has been a problem launching the R application !
>
> It may be that R is not installed on your system, or it
>
> may not be on your path and cannot be located by Kepler.
>
> Please make sure R is installed and the R command line
>
> executable is in the path. For more information, see
>
> section 8.2.2 of the KeplerUser Manual .»
>
>
>
> Reading section 2.2.2 of the UserManual, we see :
>
>
>
> 5. Choose the packs to install: Base, R (2.6.2), Sources. The Base pack is
> required.
>
> The Sources pack contains the application source code which, if installed,
> allows
>
> you to build Kepler yourself. We recommend that you select all three (the
>
> default), which installs the Kepler software and source and R on your
> system.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately, *only the Base and Sources* packages are proposed in
> kepler-win-1.0.0.exe.
>
>
>
> So, I installed R-2.6.2 independently, added “C:\Program
> Files\R\R-2.6.2\bin” to the Windows path and reinstalled Kepler.
>
>
>
> But the above message is still there in the same conditions.
>
>
>
> Questions :
>
> 1/ why is the R (2.6.2) package absent from the installation exe
>
> 2/ what is wrong in the above explained work-around.
>
>
>
> Best regards.
>
>
>
> Jean Johner
>
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