I have a very basic need to write some C code, create a dll and load/ run in R. I'm a bit confused however about the best C compiler for Leopard. I've seen notes on Dev Tools, Xcode, Objective C, GCC, etc. My very basic "newbie" question is what compiler is recommended and where is it available (i.e. on the web, Leopard disk etc.). Any advice on that and any hints about how to install/run in Leopard would be very much appreciated. (I'm using OS X 10.5.2, latest release of R, on an Intel Core Duo Mac) Many thanks, Joe Retzer
Basic C / Leopard question (for R dll creation)
2 messages · Retzer Joe, Simon Urbanek
Joe,
On Feb 12, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Retzer Joe wrote:
I have a very basic need to write some C code, create a dll and load/ run in R. I'm a bit confused however about the best C compiler for Leopard. I've seen notes on Dev Tools, Xcode, Objective C, GCC, etc. My very basic "newbie" question is what compiler is recommended and where is it available (i.e. on the web, Leopard disk etc.). Any advice on that and any hints about how to install/run in Leopard would be very much appreciated. (I'm using OS X 10.5.2, latest release of R, on an Intel Core Duo Mac)
On Mac OS X 10.5 it's really trivial, because all necessary tools come with the OS - they are on the installation DVD. Just double-click on "Xcode Tools" and follow the instructions. Also please note that detailed instructions on the tools are in the R for Mac OS X FAQ (just click on "Help" in the R GUI or go to the CRAN Mac OS X page). Cheers, Simon