[R] configure/build R on Windows

[Uwe Ligges]

On 16.01.2013 20:44, peter dalgaard wrote:
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> On Jan 16, 2013, at 20:24 , Uwe Ligges wrote:
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>> On 15.01.2013 22:24, Beto . wrote:
>>> Hello,
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>>> Does anyone knows if there is a Documentation or any wiki that
>>> could help me to configure and build R
>>>   using cygwin with the Intel Compilers on Windows?
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>> No, cygwin is an unsupported platform.
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> Let me clarify that a bit: We're not forbidding people to try, or help each other with trying. It's just that R Core members have tried and failed to make a satisfactorily working build and at some point decided not to even try any more. So you're on your own.
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> (I seem to recall that there is some lurking nastiness. If you manage to get something running, make very sure that R passes its "make check-all" self-tests before you release it on unsuspecting users!)


Yes, same is true when using the other set of compilers.

Best,
Uwe