[R] cross-platform code: windows or gnu/linux?

[Roger Peng]

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On 6 Jul 2002, Russell Senior wrote:

> 
> I am writing some R code that generates some figures.  I am primarily
> developing on GNU/Linux, but will ultimately run the code on Windows
> in order to get WMF files I can integrate in an existing document.
> The win.metafile() function, of course, doesn't exist in the GNU/Linux
> version of R.  I am contemplating writing an abstraction layer that
> runs the right thing, but I need to know how the code can figure out
> which platform it is running on.  I searched the mailing list archives
> and online docs but didn't find anything relevant.  Pointers?  Thanks
> in advance.
> 
> -- 
> Russell Senior         ``The two chiefs turned to each other.        
> seniorr at aracnet.com      Bellison uncorked a flood of horrible       
>                          profanity, which, translated meant, `This is
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