[R] dyn.load and rw1000

[gb@stat.umu.se]

Dave,

thank you for the answer. I hoped that I didn't have to build a whole
package just to  dyn.load some C code, but I guess I have to rethink.

Thanks again,
 
Göran

On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Dave Lucy wrote:

> Goran,
> 
> > How do I compile a Fortran subroutine or a C function so that it can be
> > dyn.loaded in the windows version of R-1.0.0? I use Cygnus C and Fortran 
> > compilers (and mingw-something). 
> 
> You need to download the win' 9X package from CRAN which allows you to
> build packages (forgotton what its called but it is availible as part of
> the binary download something like R1000sp) - unpack it and it puts a
> README.packages file in R home. This gives you more or less full
> instructions. You already have a compiler which I believe is mentioned in
> the documentation - it will also require perl5 to be installed, and a few
> microsoft bits and pieces. I'm trying the same thing at the moment - but
> I'm getting the Linux version to run properly first before having a go at
> a full win port. 
> 
> In experimentation I have got a fortune cookie library to run - this was
> just a test piece and didn't have any compiled code. It did alright using
> modified copies of an existing package, but the documentation kept
> returning an error on linking. I also couldn't do the win type of help. 
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Dave.
> 
> 
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