load C code into R
On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Richard Condit wrote:
I am trying to load C routines into R on windows, going through the the book S programming and the R manual, but I know I am missing some steps. I created a win32 DLL project in Visual C++ (ver. 6.0). It consists of one simple routine named test which accepts one *integer argument and one *double argument and performs a trivial computation. The dll is named test.dll. In R1022 for Windows, I run
>dyn.load("d:/programs/library/test/test.dll")
>testr_function(a,x)
.C"d:/programs/library/test/test",as.integer(a),as.double(x)) These are both accepted, and I can use dyn.unload as well with test.dll. I notice that while loaded, Visual C++ cannot recompile test.dll.
Yes, that's a feature of Windows (and some other OSes).
But when I try
>testr(10,x)
I get the message “Error in .C("test", as.integer(a),as.double(x)) :
C/Fortran function name not in load tableâ€.
I know I need a link step, or an install step, but I am missing something
in the instructions. Perhaps just a quick piece of advice could get me to
the next stage…
Your .C call should be something like
.C("test", as.integer(a), as.double(x))
and "test" must be exported by your DLL. Note: by default nothing is
exported in Visual C++: you need a .def file in the project.
I think you've missed the advice in readme.packages (in rw1023sp.zip),
which has a section `Using Visual C++'. Despite the presence of that,
using the recommended compiler is easier....
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