R help - Sep 2010 - Using packages built in linux in windows

Hi,

I built a package in linux and would like to use it in windows. I cant build
the package again in windows because it would miss the necessary libraries
etc(I'm using Rcpp). So I need to generate a binary version and try to
install it in windows. I tried this and I get the error

/cygdrive/RTools/bin/cp: target 'xf->>' is not a directory

Can someone help me with this?



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Hi, 

The proper venue for Rcpp related questions is the Rcpp-devel mailing list: 
http://lists.r-forge.r-project.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rcpp-devel

Of course you can build a package that uses Rcpp on windows, once all the proper
tools are installed, it is just the same as building it on any other supported
system :

R CMD INSTALL wonderland

Otherwise, you can use win-builder: http://win-builder.r-project.org/

Romain

Le 01/09/10 17:05, rajesh j a ?crit :
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I built a package in linux and would like to use it in windows. I cant
build
> the package again in windows because it would miss the necessary libraries
> etc(I'm using Rcpp). So I need to generate a binary version and try to
> install it in windows. I tried this and I get the error
> 
> /cygdrive/RTools/bin/cp: target 'xf->>' is not a directory
> 
> Can someone help me with this?


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Normally, a binary package built on one platform will not work on another. While
it is possible to cross-compile, in most cases it is best to assemble the
necessary development environment oNoten the target platform (including the
appropriate libraries compiled for that platform) and build the package there.

Note that Cygwin libraries are not recommended for use in R packages on Windows.
See the notes on compiling for Windows linked at CRAN.

"rajesh j" <akshay.rajesh at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I built a package in linux and would like to use it in windows. I cant build
>the package again in windows because it would miss the necessary libraries
>etc(I'm using Rcpp). So I need to generate a binary version and try to
>install it in windows. I tried this and I get the error
>
>/cygdrive/RTools/bin/cp: target 'xf->>' is not a directory
>
>Can someone help me with this?
>
>
>
>-- 
>Rajesh.J
>
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