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[Rcpp-devel] [Rd] Error using RcppGSL

1 message · Dirk Eddelbuettel

Dirk Eddelbuettel
# 
(Now really dropping r-devel as I promised to last time.)
On 22 June 2011 at 08:02, ?yvind Foshaug wrote:
| Hi,
| It is on windows XP. I did not install GSL yet, which version should I install
| from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gsl.htm? I want to use RcppGSL
| via the inline package.

It all depends on how 'fluent' you are with compilers, source code,
... etc. If this is a first, expect an uphill battle. 

You need the Rtools as well.  There is nothing Rcpp-specific in your
question. Once you understand everything you need to satisfy the stated
SystemRequirements of the RcppGSL package:

   SystemRequirements: GNU GSL

then the RcppGSL will 'just work' --- look at src/Makevars.win in RcpGSL:

  ## This assumes that the LIB_GSL variable points to working GSL libraries
  PKG_CPPFLAGS=-I$(LIB_GSL)/include -I../inst/include
  PKG_LIBS=-L$(LIB_GSL)/lib -lgsl -lgslcblas $(shell "${R_HOME}/bin${R_ARCH_BIN}/Rscript.exe" -e "Rcpp:::LdFlags()")

On Windows, you "only" need to set the variable LIB_GSL accordingly.

Until you know how to do this there is nothing that this list can help you
with as other venues (r-help, maybe?; as well as possible GSL lists or
forums) are more appropriate for your first steps with GSL on Win XP.  

Sorry, but Windows is actually not that "developer-friendly".

Dirk

| Thanks, Oyvind
| 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| From: Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org>
| To: Douglas Bates <bates at stat.wisc.edu>
| Cc: oyvfos <oyvfos at yahoo.no>; r-devel at r-project.org; rcpp-devel
| <Rcpp-devel at r-forge.wu-wien.ac.at>
| Sent: Wed, June 22, 2011 1:12:13 AM
| Subject: Re: [Rcpp-devel] [Rd] Error using RcppGSL
| 
|
| On 21 June 2011 at 09:50, Douglas Bates wrote:
| | Questions like this would get a faster response on the Rcpp-devel list, to
| | which I am copying this reply.
| 
| Quite right.  Dropping r-devel now.  You need to subscribe to rcpp-devel if
| you want to post there.
|
| | On Jun 21, 2011 6:35 AM, "oyvfos" <oyvfos at yahoo.no> wrote:
| | > Hi, I get an error using RcppGSL: fatal error: gsl/gsl_vector.h:No such
| file
| | > or directory. What is the best way to install these files as they seem to
| | > be missing?
| 
| What platform, ie what operating system?
| 
| Do you have GSL installed?  Including development headers and libraries?  Did
| you _ever_ compile anything against GSL?
| 
| Dirk
| 
| | > Thanks,
| | > Oyvind
| | >
| | >
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