[R] R packages in S-Plus?

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, array chip wrote:

> Hi, is it possible to use the packages from CRAN in
> SPlus? and how to do it if yes?

It's going to be possible only if the packages use the common subset of 
the S language implemented in both R and S-PLUS: and the porter (you) will 
have to know how to check that.  It also depends on which version of 
S-PLUS.  But in brief

R CMD Rdconv can convert the help files to Ssgml, and less successfully to 
Sd.

Any C files may need conversion to S headers.

The R files may work.

After that you install in S-PLUS in the usual way.

For more details see `S Programming' and its on-line complements.

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