[Rd] Error in building ROracle in Windows with R 2.6.2 and Oracle 10g.

[Uwe Ligges]

Ajay DAS wrote:
> Hi Uwe,
> 
> Thanks for your response !
> 
> This is what the document (INSTALL file in ROracle src package that I
> downloaded) says:
> 
> Windows:
> 
>   To compile under windows see the Makefile.win in the 'src' directory
>   of the ROracle package.  You'll need the Developer's Package from the
>   Oracle's client software and Microsoft Visual C++.
> 
>   To install the Windows binary, you'll need the Oracle runtime libraries
>   (and make sure $ORACLE_HOME/bin is in your PATH).
> 
>   NOTE: You may override the Oracle libraries and/or library directories
>   using the PKG_CPPFLAGS and/or PKG_LIBS variables (for details see
>   "Writing R Extensions").
> 
> Microsoft Visual C++ does not have make. It has NMAKE which I believe works
> like make. So which tool should I use to run the makefile in Windows ?

Sorry about that, forgot that you need MS VC++ for that reason.

See the file "README.packages" in .../src/gnuwin32 and its section on 
using VC++.

Best wishes,
uwe Ligges


> Is anyone using ROracle for windows for Oracle 10g ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ajay.
> 
> 
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>                       Uwe Ligges                                                                                                          
>                       <ligges at statistik.tu-d        To:       Ajay DAS <Ajay.DAS at na.biomerieux.com>                                       
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>                                                     Subject:  Re: [Rd] Error in building ROracle in Windows with R 2.6.2 and Oracle 10g.  
>                       05/01/2008 10:37 AM                                                                                                 
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> Ajay DAS wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need to use ROracle to communicate with Oracle from R program in
> windows
>> environment. I am using Oracle 10g, R 2.6.2.  I found a pre-compiled
> binary
>> for ROracle for Oracle version 9.2. When I am trying to use it with
> Oracle
>> 10g I get the following error:
>>
>> con <- dbConnect(drv, "user/passwd at dbname");
>>
>> Error in function (classes, fdef, mtable)  :
>>   unable to find an inherited method for function "dbConnect", for
>> signature "OraDriver"
>>
>> I then decided to compile ROracle myself.  I downloaded ROracle src from
>> below:
>>
>>       http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ROracle/index.html
>>
>> When I was following the build instructions to run the makefile
>> Makefile.win I got the following error:
>>
>> NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make
>> 'c:\\PROGRA~1\\R\\R-2.6.2\\src\\gnuwin32\\Rdll.lib'
> 
> 
> Since the error message tells about "NAMKE", it seems you are not using
> the recommended compiler and tool collection as suggested in the manual
> R Installation and Administration...
> 
> Uwe Ligges
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> I did not see Rdll.lib anywhere. Do I need to have the src for R as well
> ?
>> Can anyone provide me a detailed instruction for building ROracle or is
>> there a place where I can get a pre compiled binary for Oracle 10g ?
>>
>> I had sent an email to the maintainer of the package but have not got any
>> response.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ajay.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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