problems with the DLL max issue about powsimr HOT 4 CLOSED

Dear Omar,

thank you for trying out powsimR :)

I am assuming you are using a MAC based on your library path structure.

Starting with R 3.4, you can change the number of DLLs to a higher number. To do so, you first need to locate your Renviron file where the environmental variables are defined ( this file is called for Sys.getenv() in R for example). On my Ubuntu machine this file is in R_HOME/etc/ where R_HOME is /usr/lib/R. On a Mac it can be in /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/3.4/Resources/etc/. In that file add the following line R_MAX_NUM_DLLS=153. Then restart your R and check the output of Sys.getenv("R_MAX_NUM_DLLS").
After that, installation should be possible without an error.

I hope this helps and please contact me if you encounter any error / have questions.

Best
Beate

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Awesome instructions @bvieth, but how do you get to the number "153"?

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Dear Sander,

that number was the highest I could set without issue on the MAC of my colleague. It is an older machine, so I guess a higher number is possible on newer machines but actually not needed for powsimR installation.

Kind regards
Beate

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Excellent. Thank you for the information @bvieth.

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