R devel - Feb 2008 - Building R for Windows

I have some C code (using an old Borland compiler)  that calls a DLL that 
I'd like to get working from Windows and R (so I can read ABF files -- Axon 
Binary Files -- directly in R).

I thought a good first approach would be able to build  R in Windows, so 
that's what I'm trying to do.  [I've done test builds of R under
Linux
before, and that seemed fairly simple.]

I've tried to follow the instructions "Building R for Windows"
from here:
http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/

I installed Rtools27.exe and the other tools suggested here:
http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/Rtools.txt

I followed the instructions in first Rtools link "Obtaining the R source 
code" and have a directory with the latest C:\R\R-2-6-1.

Should the "Building R for Windows" document say something about what
should
be done next?

Section 2.1 Simple compilation
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset
says:

./configure
make

These two statements work find on Linux, but I must be missing something 
under Windows XP Pro?  Any suggestions?

Also, what changes must be made to build R on a 64-bit Windows box?  Do R 
Tools work for a 64-bit environment?

Thanks for any help on this.

Earl F. Glynn
Bioinformatics
Stowers Institute for Medical Research

On 06/02/2008 6:46 PM, Earl F. Glynn wrote:
> I have some C code (using an old Borland compiler)  that calls a DLL that 
> I'd like to get working from Windows and R (so I can read ABF files --
Axon
> Binary Files -- directly in R).
> 
> I thought a good first approach would be able to build  R in Windows, so 
> that's what I'm trying to do.  [I've done test builds of R
under Linux
> before, and that seemed fairly simple.]
> 
> I've tried to follow the instructions "Building R for
Windows" from here:
> http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/
> 
> I installed Rtools27.exe and the other tools suggested here:
> http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/Rtools.txt
> 
> I followed the instructions in first Rtools link "Obtaining the R
source
> code" and have a directory with the latest C:\R\R-2-6-1.
> 
> Should the "Building R for Windows" document say something about
what should
> be done next?
> 
> Section 2.1 Simple compilation
> http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset
> says:
> 
> ./configure
> make
> 
> These two statements work find on Linux, but I must be missing something 
> under Windows XP Pro?  Any suggestions?
Those are Unix instructions.  You want to follow the Windows 
instructions, in section 3.1.2 of that document:
> Open a command window at R_HOME/src/gnuwin32. Edit MkRules to set the
appropriate paths as needed and to set the type(s) of help that you want built.
Beware: MkRules contains tabs and some editors (e.g., WinEdt) silently remove
them. Then run
> 
>      make all recommended
> 
> and sit back and wait while the basic compile takes place. 

Duncan Murdoch
> 
> Also, what changes must be made to build R on a 64-bit Windows box?  Do R 
> Tools work for a 64-bit environment?
> 
> Thanks for any help on this.
> 
> Earl F. Glynn
> Bioinformatics
> Stowers Institute for Medical Research
> 
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