List,

I just left an environment where I was running R and mysql on CENTOS.  At the time of install, RMySQL was available on CRAN.  Later installs on Ubuntu were possible because it was available as a package in the base repos.

Now I'm in a new environment where I have no choice but to use Windows XP.  I have just installed R 2.4.1 and MySQL 5.0.27.  The installation instructions for getting RMySQL to install are a bit dense and possibly over my head, so I'm wondering if it is really necessary to compile the package against my current versions (yes, I realize that may be a question with a painfully obvious answer), or if I can simply use one of the precompiled binaries at David James's site.  If anyone can tell me (or if there is a very easy way to get RMySQL up and running on win32), please let me know.

As an aside, can anyone explain why it is not possible to keep that package in CRAN?  I'm just curious about that, it's just for my own enlightenment.

Thanks,

Pete

 
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