[R] replicating C example from the Extensions Manual problem

[Jeff Newmiller]

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Erin Hodgess <erinm.hodgess at gmail.com> wrote:

>Dear R People:
>
>Here is something that I am sure is very simple.  I'm just trying to
>re-create the C convolution example in the Extensions manual.  Here is
>the subroutine:
>
>void convolve(double *a, int *na, double *b, int *nb, double *ab)
>{
>R_len_t i, j, nab = *na + *nb - 1;
>for(i = 0; i < nab; i++)
>ab[i] = 0.0;
>for(i = 0; i < *na; i++)
>for(j = 0; j < *nb; j++)
>ab[i + j] += a[i] * b[j];
>}
>
>And here are the results from trying to compile:
>
>erin at ubuntu:~$ R CMD SHLIB convolve.c
>gcc -std=gnu99 -I/usr/share/R/include      -fpic  -O3 -pipe  -g -c
>convolve.c -o convolve.o
>convolve.c: In function ‘convolve’:
>convolve.c:3:1: error: unknown type name ‘R_len_t’
>make: *** [convolve.o] Error 1
>
>
>What is wrong, please?
>
>This is on Ubuntu 11.10 with R-2.14.2.  I'm sure that it's totally
>goofy.
>
>Thanks,
>Erin
>
>
>
>-- 
>Erin Hodgess
>Associate Professor
>Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
>University of Houston - Downtown
>mailto: erinm.hodgess at gmail.com
>
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