Rtools is required to build R packages but is not currently installed

[Mephistophiel]

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Hi how can i evaluate this problem what should i do the error is:
WARNING: Rtools is required to build R packages but is not currently installed. Please download and install the appropriate version of Rtools before proceeding:
https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/Rtools/
Installing package into ‘C:/Users/Mephi/OneDrive/Documents/R/win-library/4.0’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)

[CALUM_POLWART]

Did you try

install.packages("Rtools")

[andresrcs]

@Mephistophiel

Please download and install the appropriate version of Rtools before proceeding:

cran.rstudio.com

Using Rtools40 on Windows

Simply follow the instructions you are given.

RTools is a separate software that you have to download and install in your system (not in R). The link for the download is in the warning message you are getting.

[Mephistophiel]

i downloaded and installed the rtools and did the necessary process but i have still problem, which is
Sys.which("make")
make
""

when i try to install
install.packages("jsonlite", type = "source")
i got something like that
but when i try to install devtools it seems workd, all the photos are in this printscreen links
its working? i guess or i dont know what should i do i did r4 is writable. and dont know what to do next
there is all the screenshots https://prnt.sc/1033p3j and https://prnt.sc/1033pva

[andresrcs]

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[Mephistophiel]

https://prnt.sc/1036g2x now i have another problem. what can i do now

[Mephistophiel]

the problem is when i try to update packages

update.packages()
Warning: package 'boot' in library 'C:/Program Files/R/R-4.0.4/library' will not be updated
Warning: package 'cluster' in library 'C:/Program Files/R/R-4.0.4/library' will not be updated
Warning: package 'MASS' in library 'C:/Program Files/R/R-4.0.4/library' will not be updated
Warning: package 'mgcv' in library 'C:/Program Files/R/R-4.0.4/library' will not be updated
what can i do for this and

[nirgrahamuk]

@Mephistophiel

what can i do for this and

Some R packages do not update with update.packages() - Stack Overflow