[R] easiest way to extend and recompile a package?

[Michael]

Thanks a lot! There is no MSVC project for R on Windows?

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:32 PM, Duncan Murdoch<murdoch at stats.uwo.ca> wrote:
> On 22/06/2009 6:52 PM, Michael wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am thinking of extending a package by directly adding stuff to its
>> C++ code. And then I have to recompile the package.
>>
>> Do I have to download the whole R source repository, in order to do
>> the recompilation? What is the minimal setup requirement for such a
>> recompilation?
>
> No, you just need to recompile the package.  The R Installation and
> Administration tells you the necessary tools.  On Windows, those are
> (mostly) packaged in the Rtools collection, available on my web page at
> http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools.
>
>>
>> I am using MSVC Express 2008 on Windows, is that okay?
>
> It's certainly not sufficient, you need other tools.  You can compile the
> DLLs for a package using whatever compiler you like, but the build/install
> system in R for Windows assumes you're using the MinGW port of gcc.  I don't
> know how much work it would be to switch to a different compiler; you'll
> need to ask Microsoft for support on that.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
>>
>> Please give me some guidance. Thank you!
>>
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