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2008 Nov 11
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Linking to headers and shared library in another package
Hi,
A package with some C code needs to use the headers and shared library
in another package during installation/compilation. The first one is
achieved through the LinkingTo option in DESCRIPTION. For the second a
Makevars file with
PKG_LIBS=$(R_HOME)/library/firstPkg/libs/firstPkg.so
was being used. Problem this is not portable if the firstPkg package is
not installed in the library folder inside R_HOME but lives somewhere else.
What is the best way for Makevars or configure to find where a package
lives? Or is there any other way to make sure the linking ste...