[R] Rcompression on MAC - where is it?

[peter dalgaard]

On Jul 13, 2011, at 03:04 , David Winsemius wrote:

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> On Jul 12, 2011, at 8:40 PM, Eduardo M. A. M. Mendes wrote:
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>> Hello
>> 
>> I need to run an r-file that works on Windows on MAC.
> 
> Does that mean you are using a virtual box to run Windoze on Mac hardware?
> 

More likely, he used to run it on a Windows machine, now has a Mac.


>> The first lines of the file are:
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>> library(R.matlab)
>> library(Rcompression)
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>> Somehow I cannot find where Rcompression is.  Am I missing something?
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> Learn to search... _first_ hit on google searhc for rcompression is:
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> http://www.omegahat.org/Rcompression/


Notice that it comes as a source package, so needs to be downloaded and compiled. Easy enough via the Packages & Data -> Package Installer -> Local source package, click Install, then browse for file (Simon? That's not proper Mac conventions, is it?). Works for me, but new users may need to install build tools, Xcode et al., as per

http://r.research.att.com/tools/

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>> 
>> Many thanks
>> 
>> Ed
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> 
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