[R] R on Linux 64-bit

[Peter Dalgaard]

Maura E Monville wrote:
> I am downloading the latest R source code R-2.6.1.tar.gz
>
> I am installing ion a 64-bit machine.
> Is the configuration script the proper one for 64-bin installation  ?   I
> mean the compiler and
> linker options ..?
>
> Thanks you,
> Maura
>
>   
The short answer is yes.

The longer answer is that you didn't tell us which "Linux" you are
talking about, but we have no reports on distributions where it doesn't
work. You can easily check that .Machine$sizeof.pointer is 8 on a 64 bit
build.


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