[Rd] Using STL containers in R/C++

[Andrew Finley]

Hi All,
I am in the process of writing an R extension in c++ and am using several
STL containers  (e.g., vector<double>, map<int, double>, multimap<int,
double>).  I make sure to clear all these containers at the end of the
.Call.   Everything compiles and runs just fine, but I'm a bit worried
since I haven't found any other packages that use STL.

So, my question: is it OK to use the STL containers in my code?  Will the
use of this library somehow limit portability of this package? Or cause
memory management problems?

Thanks-
Andy


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