[Rd] How to use R and add-on packages as library in C/C++

[Prof Brian Ripley]

This is indeed in the manual you mention.  To use R functions and not just 
standalone libRmath, you need to embed R.

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006, Pai-Hsien Hung wrote:

> Hi,
>   I have a question for building a standalone exe file via C/C++ with R 
>   and add-on packages in Windows (Compiler is VC).  It may looks like 
>   ...
> 
> #include <R.h>
> #include <Rmath.h>
> 
> int main() {
>   double *x, *y, z;
> 
>   // ... (Variables initial)
> 
>   z = ar( x, ...); 
>   // In this example, I want use the ar (time series) function (in stats package) 
>   // as a library funciton.
> 
>   // ... (Other statement)
> 
>   return 0;
> }
> 
>   In the "Writing R Extensions" manual, just demo with numerical 
>   functions, not statistical functions.  I don't know is it possible to 
>   use statistical functions (Time series at least) or other functions in 
>   the add-on package, and how to make it.  Thanks for your patient to 
>   reading this. ^^
> 
> 

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