I started working on some R bindings for mongo-c-driver [1]. The C library compiles fine on Ubuntu Trusty (gcc 4.8.2) and osx (clang), however on my windows machine (gcc 4.6.3 from Rtools 3.1) it fails with: 'INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT' undeclared. Google suggests that this might be a problem in older versions of mingw-w64. So I grabbed a copy of mingw-w64 version 4.8.3 and indeed, here the library compiles without errors. Now I am unsure how to make mingw 4.8.3 work with Rtools. I extracted the contents of [2] into "C:\RBuildTools\3.1\gcc-4.8.3\" and my package Makevars contains CC = "c:/RBuildTools/3.1/gcc-4.8.3/bin/gcc" However it seems like R still uses the old gcc 4.6.3 for R CMD INSTALL. What am I doing wrong? Is there a recommended setup for building packages on Windows using a Rtools but with another compiler? In addition: will I be able to publish this package to CRAN, or do I have to wait for Rtools to get updated with a more recent gcc? [1] https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver [2] http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/4.8.3/threads-posix/dwarf/
Using Rtools with gcc 4.8.3
7 messages · Jeroen Ooms, Uwe Ligges, Gabor Grothendieck +2 more
On 05.10.2014 12:20, Jeroen Ooms wrote:
I started working on some R bindings for mongo-c-driver [1]. The C library compiles fine on Ubuntu Trusty (gcc 4.8.2) and osx (clang), however on my windows machine (gcc 4.6.3 from Rtools 3.1) it fails with: 'INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT' undeclared. Google suggests that this might be a problem in older versions of mingw-w64. So I grabbed a copy of mingw-w64 version 4.8.3 and indeed, here the library compiles without errors. Now I am unsure how to make mingw 4.8.3 work with Rtools. I extracted the contents of [2] into "C:\RBuildTools\3.1\gcc-4.8.3\" and my package Makevars contains CC = "c:/RBuildTools/3.1/gcc-4.8.3/bin/gcc" However it seems like R still uses the old gcc 4.6.3 for R CMD INSTALL. What am I doing wrong? Is there a recommended setup for building packages on Windows using a Rtools but with another compiler? In addition: will I be able to publish this package to CRAN, or do I have to wait for Rtools to get updated with a more recent gcc?
Currently only 4.6.3 is supported and that is the one used to build binary packages on CRAN. Hence you need to wait until it is updated. Best, Uwe Ligges
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On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 6:51 AM, Uwe Ligges
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On 05.10.2014 12:20, Jeroen Ooms wrote:
I started working on some R bindings for mongo-c-driver [1]. The C library compiles fine on Ubuntu Trusty (gcc 4.8.2) and osx (clang), however on my windows machine (gcc 4.6.3 from Rtools 3.1) it fails with: 'INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT' undeclared. Google suggests that this might be a problem in older versions of mingw-w64. So I grabbed a copy of mingw-w64 version 4.8.3 and indeed, here the library compiles without errors. Now I am unsure how to make mingw 4.8.3 work with Rtools. I extracted the contents of [2] into "C:\RBuildTools\3.1\gcc-4.8.3\" and my package Makevars contains CC = "c:/RBuildTools/3.1/gcc-4.8.3/bin/gcc" However it seems like R still uses the old gcc 4.6.3 for R CMD INSTALL. What am I doing wrong? Is there a recommended setup for building packages on Windows using a Rtools but with another compiler? In addition: will I be able to publish this package to CRAN, or do I have to wait for Rtools to get updated with a more recent gcc?
Currently only 4.6.3 is supported and that is the one used to build binary packages on CRAN. Hence you need to wait until it is updated. Best, Uwe Ligges
Are there any plans for this? gcc is already up to 4.9.1 and I am sure a lot of people would like to see the latest version available as part of Rtools.
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Le 5 oct. 2014 ? 13:14, Gabor Grothendieck <ggrothendieck at gmail.com> a ?crit :
On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 6:51 AM, Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de> wrote:
On 05.10.2014 12:20, Jeroen Ooms wrote:
I started working on some R bindings for mongo-c-driver [1]. The C library compiles fine on Ubuntu Trusty (gcc 4.8.2) and osx (clang), however on my windows machine (gcc 4.6.3 from Rtools 3.1) it fails with: 'INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT' undeclared. Google suggests that this might be a problem in older versions of mingw-w64. So I grabbed a copy of mingw-w64 version 4.8.3 and indeed, here the library compiles without errors. Now I am unsure how to make mingw 4.8.3 work with Rtools. I extracted the contents of [2] into "C:\RBuildTools\3.1\gcc-4.8.3\" and my package Makevars contains CC = "c:/RBuildTools/3.1/gcc-4.8.3/bin/gcc" However it seems like R still uses the old gcc 4.6.3 for R CMD INSTALL. What am I doing wrong? Is there a recommended setup for building packages on Windows using a Rtools but with another compiler? In addition: will I be able to publish this package to CRAN, or do I have to wait for Rtools to get updated with a more recent gcc?
Currently only 4.6.3 is supported and that is the one used to build binary packages on CRAN. Hence you need to wait until it is updated. Best, Uwe Ligges
[1] https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver [2] http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/4.8.3/threads-posix/dwarf/
Are there any plans for this? gcc is already up to 4.9.1 and I am sure a lot of people would like to see the latest version available as part of Rtools.
+1. Please. I?d like a newer gcc as part of Rtools too. My reason for it is that it would bring actual C++11, rather than unfinished C++0x as gcc 4.6.3 currently ships. That would allow more adoption of the newer C++ standard for packages [*]. Furthermore, a current version of gcc will also give a good support for C++14, the current C++ standard. I said it in the past, I don?t have the skills to make this happen myself but I would consider funding someone?s time (within reason) and offer mine for testing it. Romain *: currently Rcpp11, the best way to connect R and C++11, has to compromise on what C++11 means so that it works on windows. This is bad. The compromise is minimal, but still.
Le 5 oct. 2014 ? 13:56, Romain Fran?ois <romain at r-enthusiasts.com> a ?crit :
Le 5 oct. 2014 ? 13:14, Gabor Grothendieck <ggrothendieck at gmail.com> a ?crit :
On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 6:51 AM, Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de> wrote:
On 05.10.2014 12:20, Jeroen Ooms wrote:
I started working on some R bindings for mongo-c-driver [1]. The C library compiles fine on Ubuntu Trusty (gcc 4.8.2) and osx (clang), however on my windows machine (gcc 4.6.3 from Rtools 3.1) it fails with: 'INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT' undeclared. Google suggests that this might be a problem in older versions of mingw-w64. So I grabbed a copy of mingw-w64 version 4.8.3 and indeed, here the library compiles without errors. Now I am unsure how to make mingw 4.8.3 work with Rtools. I extracted the contents of [2] into "C:\RBuildTools\3.1\gcc-4.8.3\" and my package Makevars contains CC = "c:/RBuildTools/3.1/gcc-4.8.3/bin/gcc" However it seems like R still uses the old gcc 4.6.3 for R CMD INSTALL. What am I doing wrong? Is there a recommended setup for building packages on Windows using a Rtools but with another compiler? In addition: will I be able to publish this package to CRAN, or do I have to wait for Rtools to get updated with a more recent gcc?
Currently only 4.6.3 is supported and that is the one used to build binary packages on CRAN. Hence you need to wait until it is updated. Best, Uwe Ligges
[1] https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver [2] http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/4.8.3/threads-posix/dwarf/
Are there any plans for this? gcc is already up to 4.9.1 and I am sure a lot of people would like to see the latest version available as part of Rtools.
+1. Please. I?d like a newer gcc as part of Rtools too. My reason for it is that it would bring actual C++11, rather than unfinished C++0x as gcc 4.6.3 currently ships. That would allow more adoption of the newer C++ standard for packages [*]. Furthermore, a current version of gcc will also give a good support for C++14, the current C++ standard. I said it in the past, I don?t have the skills to make this happen myself but I would consider funding someone?s time (within reason) and offer mine for testing it. Romain *: currently Rcpp11, the best way to connect R and C++11, has to compromise on what C++11 means so that it works on windows. This is bad. The compromise is minimal, but still.
Those missing features in C++0x from 4.6.3 include: - delegate constructors - template aliases (a more powerful `using` keyword We?ve worked around that, but at the expense of some code clarity, safety and boilerplateness (esp. the delegate constructor feature).
On 05/10/2014, 6:20 AM, Jeroen Ooms wrote:
I started working on some R bindings for mongo-c-driver [1]. The C library compiles fine on Ubuntu Trusty (gcc 4.8.2) and osx (clang), however on my windows machine (gcc 4.6.3 from Rtools 3.1) it fails with: 'INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT' undeclared. Google suggests that this might be a problem in older versions of mingw-w64. So I grabbed a copy of mingw-w64 version 4.8.3 and indeed, here the library compiles without errors. Now I am unsure how to make mingw 4.8.3 work with Rtools. I extracted the contents of [2] into "C:\RBuildTools\3.1\gcc-4.8.3\" and my package Makevars contains CC = "c:/RBuildTools/3.1/gcc-4.8.3/bin/gcc" However it seems like R still uses the old gcc 4.6.3 for R CMD INSTALL. What am I doing wrong? Is there a recommended setup for building packages on Windows using a Rtools but with another compiler?
No, but I'd like to update Rtools to use the new compiler. Have you got some time to help with that? Duncan Murdoch
In addition: will I be able to publish this package to CRAN, or do I have to wait for Rtools to get updated with a more recent gcc? [1] https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver [2] http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/4.8.3/threads-posix/dwarf/
On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com> wrote:
No, but I'd like to update Rtools to use the new compiler. Have you got some time to help with that?
Sure I'm not exactly a windows expert but I'll help where I can (and it seems others on the list are willing to jump in as well)