R devel - Mar 2009 - Building R for Vistax64

Hi all,

 

I have successfully built from source the 32-bit version of R on my
Vista 64-bit box. I was hoping to graduate to a 64-bit version so I
could analyze some larger data sets. I have 8gb RAM installed. 

 

I downloaded the latest 64-bit versions of Perl and MinGW but wasn't
sure how to edit the source code to have it build using the 64-bit
versions. I did change my PATH variable to point to the bin directories
of the 64-bit Perl and MinGW packages. 

 

Any pointers would be very helpful.

 

Thanks,

Fraser

Fraser Sim, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery
University of Rochester



 


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Look in MkRules and the rw-FAQ. You can easily build R under Mingw64, 
but no one has reported making it run -- and several have reported 
failures.

Commercail vendors have built 64-bit R under other Windwos compilers.

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Sim, Fraser wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I have successfully built from source the 32-bit version of R on my
> Vista 64-bit box. I was hoping to graduate to a 64-bit version so I
> could analyze some larger data sets. I have 8gb RAM installed.
>
>
>
> I downloaded the latest 64-bit versions of Perl and MinGW but wasn't
> sure how to edit the source code to have it build using the 64-bit
> versions. I did change my PATH variable to point to the bin directories
> of the 64-bit Perl and MinGW packages.
>
>
>
> Any pointers would be very helpful.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fraser
>
> Fraser Sim, PhD
> Assistant Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery
> University of Rochester
>
>
>
>
>
>
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On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Sim, Fraser
<Fraser_Sim at urmc.rochester.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have successfully built from source the 32-bit version of R on my
> Vista 64-bit box. I was hoping to graduate to a 64-bit version so I
> could analyze some larger data sets. I have 8gb RAM installed.
We (REvolution Computing) are beta testing a 64-bit build of R (2.7.2)
and its packages for Windows now.  There's more information at:

http://www.revolution-computing.com/products/windows-64bit.php

# David Smith

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Director of Community, REvolution Computing www.revolution-computing.com
Tel: +1 (206) 577-4778 x3203 (Seattle, USA)