dyn.load in linux: missing libraries?

Peter Dalgaard · 2005-07-06T07:37:18Z

Tyler Smith writes: > Hi, > > I've just about got myself transferred from windowsXP to Linux (Mepis > 3.3.1-1). I've got R 2.1.1, emacs, and ess running from the debian > repositories. Of course, there is a hitch. I have a bit of C code in one > of my personal functions. I have, apparently without problem, been able > to compile it using R CMD SHLIB, but when I try to dyn.load it I get the > following error: > > > dyn.load("Cfiles/Neutral/Bell2000.dll") >

Peter Dalgaard

Wed, Jul 6, 2005 12:37 AM

Tyler Smith <tyler.smith at mail.mcgill.ca> writes:

Nope, the missing library is the one that you're trying to load.
Dynamic libraries are not called .dll on Linux, but rather .so...

You should probably read up on "Writing R Extensions", including the
hints on how to write portable code (use library.dynam).

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