[R] Build Windows binary

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 27/04/2009 8:35 PM, Matthew Fero wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I'm trying to use the online resource, http://win-builder.r- 
> project.org/ in order to build an R package for colleagues on Windows  
> machines (I'm on Mac OS X).  I'm not getting an email response from  
> the server (even in my junk mail box).   The site explains that the  
> email address is need on the maintainer line in the DESCRIPTION  
> file.  Mine is listed as follows:
> 
> Maintainer: Matthew Fero <mfero at fhcrc.org>
> 
> Any suggestions?

(Oops, hit the wrong button.)

I'd suggest asking Uwe Ligges, who maintains win-builder.  I've cc'd him.

If it turns out there's something incompatible between your package and 
his system, an alternative is to put your package on R-forge; it also 
does binary builds for Windows.

Duncan Murdoch