[R] 32-bit packages on 64-bit Windows

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 01/11/2010 1:40 PM, Lee Hachadoorian wrote:
> Are 32-bit precompiled packages supposed to work on 32-bit R installed
> on 64-bit Windows? I *think* the Windows R FAQ (2.28 Should I run
> 32-bit or 64-bit R?) implies that they will work, but I am having
> trouble getting certain packages to work. Before I spend more time on
> it or start asking questions about specific packages, I would like to
> know I'm not trying to do something impossible.


Yes, but be sure they were compiled for R 2.12.0.  The location of DLLs 
has changed, as well as the other usual minor internal changes that come 
with a new version.

Duncan Murdoch