On 12/27/2005 3:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My guess is that the key step for a user to be able to use my package still > would be to install the gsl library first so it can be accessed during the > build. I am not sure if Robin has a set of instructions for platform specific > installation of his package (which would likely include the pre-installation > of the gsl library).
This is not necessary on Windows, where most users install binary builds of packages, because Brian Ripley has done the work to put together a binary build that includes the necessary GSL routines. I would expect that if you require users to install GSL and compile your package themselves, you'll get almost no Windows users. I don't know what is involved in installing the package on other platforms. Duncan Murdoch > I may follow up with him in regards to this and to see if it makes sense to > link to his library. I will also look into the possibility of adding a > configure script (as per Jan's suggestion). I know that the use of the gsl > library is not ideal, and may eventually try to replace the gsl dependent > code, perhaps by making use of the R matrix package (though I don't know if > it has all the features I am currently using). > > > Kjell Nygren > > >>I. Portability- >> >>Since I make extensive use of the gsl library in my C code, I have the gsl >>library installed (within the MinGw directory so it is included in the path) >>on my local machine. Within the package, I am then including a Makevars file >>with the following code in order to link to the gsl library: >> >>PKG_LIBS=-lgsl -lgslcblas >> >>I also know that there is an R package (gsl) making use of some gsl functions >>which contains a Makevars.win file with the following code: > > > This package requires manual handling to build for Windows, and probably > for some other platforms if they don't come with gsl by default. > > My recommendation would be to work with its author (Robin Hankin, see > the DESCRIPTION file for contact information) to add whatever functions > are not already there, and then just make your package depend on the R > package, rather than on the GSL library directly. > > This will mean that all the manual work that has been done to get gsl to > build will not need to be repeated by anyone who wants to install your > package. > > Duncan Murdoch > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
