[Rd] Building R for windows tools link

[Gregor GORJANC]

Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> On Thu, 12 May 2005, Gregor GORJANC wrote:
> 
>> Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 11 May 2005, Gorjanc Gregor wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello!
>>>>
>>>> I think that link to page of Duncan Murdoch (bellow) should be given
>>>>
>>>> http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/
>>>>
>>>> at
>>>>
>>>> http://developer.r-project.org/.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Are you saying that it is given incorrectly?  I can't see it.
>>> That site is for the development of R, not for users building R, so it
>>> does not seem appropriate to link from there.
>>
>> No, it isn't given incorrectly. I was surprised that it isn't there. I
>> agree to some point with you, but building R is probably also part of the
>> development.
> 
> 
> As the front page says
> 
> `This site is intended as an intermediate repository for more or less
> finalized ideas and plans for the R statistical system.'
> 
> What exactly is unclear about that?  How to build current R is not part
> of the development of R.

Nothing is unclear. I still think that building is part of the development.
I'm sure that R-devils, uups I meant R-devels, don't want to develop
something that is not buildable. Anyway, lets end with this disscussion. I
will remember that mentioned link is in R-admin manual.

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Lep pozdrav / With regards,
    Gregor Gorjanc

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