[R-SIG-Finance] recommended C++ compiler for R package ?

[Brian G. Peterson]

On Friday 16 February 2007 03:15, mel wrote:
> My question is if there is a recommended compiler
> for developing an R package, or if it doesn't matter ?
> Reading the docs, g++ seems often used, (but often on linux machines).
>
> I have M$VC++6.0, Borland C++ Builder 6, but those compilers like
> to add unuseful stuff, so i'm thinking about g++, but it seems
> that g++ has no associate IDE on windows which is my OS.
>
> Advices much appreciated.

You can use other compilers and linkers from inside Visual Studio.  I 
haven't used Borland in years, but I'm sure something similar is possible 
there.

Here's a MSDN Article to get you started:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=323081&SiteID=1

And please do share your R<->IB libraries with the rest of the community 
once you have them put together.

Regards,

  - Brian
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