[R] Cross-compilers versus windows compilers (was optimal win dows R machine)

[Ben Bolker]

  I found it to be a minor hassle to set up the cross-compilers but not
too bad at all.  Following Brian Ripley's directions and hacking around
with scripts I managed to get things going.  If you run into trouble I
could probably help you.

  Ben


On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Paul Hewson wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> May I ask a naive follow up to this?   Having now been granted limited
> rights to use R-windows on a work PC, I wish to set up my home PC to support
> compiling packages and so on.   I currently have a working Linux set-up at
> home, is there any general advice as to whether it would be better to add in
> the cross-compilers there or is it better to persuade my home PC to dual
> boot windows and set up the full recommended windows compilation collection.
>
> Thanks for any pointers
>
> Paul
>
> >From: Liaw, Andy (andy_liaw at merck.com)
> >Date: Wed Oct 17 2001 - 16:41:24 CEST
> >I agree with Mark about Linux, if for no other reasons than the fact that
> it
> >actually comes with the compilers needed to build R and do further code
> >development. Compared with doing it on Linux, compiling R from source on
> >Windows is not exactly a pleasure, even with the tremendous work to make it
>
> >even possible by Ripley and Mararrato.
> >Cheers,
> >Andy
>
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