[R-sig-Debian] how to convert source code in windows package for linux (ubuntu)

[Josh Harmsen]

The package is RSAGA http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/RSAGA/index.html

CRAN does have the package source available, which is what I want to
get to work in R on a Ubuntu Hardy 64bit.  If the process is trivial
could you guide me through it or point me to a resource that explains
it?

Many Thanks!

Josh

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Douglas Bates <bates at stat.wisc.edu> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Josh Harmsen <josh.harmsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>
>> I was wondering if anyone here as successfully converted a package for
>> windows to one that will work in Linux?
>
>> What are the necessary steps if you have the source code?
>
> If you have compiled code in the package I don't think it can be done.
>  If you don't have compiled code then it can be done but it would be
> somewhat awkward.  Essentially you would need to recreate the source
> package from the installed package.
>
> Why would you want to do this?  If you can start from the source
> package the process is quite trivial.  Is there a reason that you
> would have access to the Windows package but not the source package?
>