[R] problems embedding R

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Duncan Temple Lang wrote:

> jon do wrote:
> > I have a problem with embedding R into perl.  I
> > downloaded the interface program/module from
> > omegahat.org, and I can't seem to understand how to
> > use it.  This is all done under Win NT 4.0.  If anyone
> > have any clue or any suggestions on how to interface R
> > into perl, I would be greatful.  Please email me with
> > comments at racerdude911 at yahoo.com
> > Thanks
> > Scott
>
> I don't believe the package has ever been used under Windows.  It is

I tried and failed about 6 months' ago.

> setup for Unix. The same infra-structure should work, but the
> configuration/setup should be quite different.
>
> I am not certain which version you have, and whether it even supports
> running R inside Perl. The original package did things the other way
> around - namely, Perl in R.  I am in the process of finishing off an
> update to the package which provides support for running R inside
> Perl, but this is not available in package form yet.  After that is
> released, perhaps I or some interested party will explore the Windows
> configuration setup.

The obvious way to run R inside Perl on Windows is the DCOM interface on
CRAN: that has worked.

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