building r packages for windows on a mac/linux
--- On Thu, 3/9/09, Vinh Nguyen <vinhdizzo at gmail.com> wrote:
hmmm....tried building R-2.8.0 on my mac, didn't work. i think it got the very end before failing: i386-mingw32-windres --preprocessor="i386-mingw32-gcc -E -xc -DRC_INVOKED" -I /Users/vinh/Downloads/Rwin/R-2.8.0/include -I -i methods_res.rc -o methods_res.o i386-mingw32-gcc -std=gnu99 -shared -s -o methods.dll methods.def class_support.o do_substitute_direct.o init.o methods_list_dispatch.o slot.o tests.o methods_res.o -L/Users/vinh/Downloads/Rwin/R-2.8.0/bin -lR ... DLL made installing DLL collecting R files preparing package methods for lazy loading dumping R code in package `methods' cp: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/methods/libs/methods.so: No such file or directory make[4]: *** [/Users/vinh/Downloads/Rwin/R-2.8.0/library/methods/R/methods.rdb] Error 1 make[3]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: *** [pkg-methods] Error 2 make[1]: *** [rpackage] Error 1 make: *** [all] Error 2
It is probably wiser to use the last of 2.8 (i.e. 2.8.1patched) That seems to be buggy - anyhow, I said to build win32 R package you need to have the win32 R.dll, I don't mean you have to build it yourself. You can just take it out of the official win32 R installer.
if i go to bin/R.exe, my wine opens R fine. so i think this is OK. my ultimate goal would be to build a package for windows. looking through the admin file, i don't understand how i would do this (even if i didn't get that previous error). could u kindly point me in the direction of how to do this? make what?
The instruction for cross-compiling R packages is in a file called "README.packages" or some such under src/gnuwin32 . The file was removed in R 2.9.x (as the content is no longer supported). BTW, you have not shown your affiliation nor the reason why you want to go this way - and I am reluctant to do one-on-one hand-holding on annonymity. So please keep the CC:, or arrange for commercial consultancy.