[R] building packages for Linux vs. Windows

[Paul Gilbert]

Erin Hodgess wrote:
> Hi R People:
>
> I sure that this is a really easy question, but here goes:
>
> I'm trying to build a package that will run on both Linux and Windows.
>
> However, there are several commands in a section that will be
> different in Linux than they are in Windows.
>   
Erin

Several people have indicated how to do this, but I encourage you to be 
sure you really need to do it. Many things can be made to work the same 
way on all OSs, and packages are much easier to maintain if you do not 
have several variants.  You might consider posting a few example of 
where you find this necessary, and ask if there is an OS independent way 
to do it.

Paul Gilbert
> Would I be better off just to build two separate packages, please?
> If just one is needed, how could I determine which system is running
> in order to use the correct command, please?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Erin
>
>
>   
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