[R-SIG-Mac] newbie macuser questions

Michael Friendly friendly at yorku.ca
Tue Jun 15 23:38:11 CEST 2010


I have a shiny new MacBook Pro, but am a total Mac-newbie.  I downloaded 
and installed R 2.11.1, Xtools,
the R Mac developer tools (for building packages).  I'd like to use 
eclipse/StatET/subclipse subversion to build my packages
and sync with R-Forge as I do on Win.  I read the R-Mac-FAQ, but the 
following questions remain, for now:

* I'm not sure whether to choose the 32-bit or 64-bit R.app as my 
main/default R.
* Are R packages installed separately for 32- and 64-bit or all together?
* Similarly, for eclipse, should I work with the 32-bit or 64-bit R?

* Rprofile: Under linux, I would put this at ~/.Rprofile; on Win, I keep 
it in the 'start-in' directory, c:\R.
Where should it go on Mac so it is always found?

thanks
-Michael


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