On Wed, 2014-06-18 at 16:10 +0200, Renaud Gaujoux wrote: > > Maybe. Read the documentation and sources for yourself (see below). > > Not working, at least in my hands, as it requires `sh`. > > > Yes, *and documented* > > True. I overlooked the beginning of the NB point. > > > (including that it should not be used for Windows executables). > > Yes, that's why I use the suggested procedure that uses > src/install.libs.R to copy compiled .exe files into bin<R_ARCH>/. > > So, eventually, I guess the answer to the original question is: no, > one cannot make install.packages skip compilation of a source package, > only if on Windows, without having Rtools installed -- and in PATH.
But why would you want to? I don't understand why you are making life so hard for yourself. It isn't hard to set up Rtools on Windows and you only need to do it once. Then you build a binary package on your development system to distribute to your users. Without even considering any technical details there is a purely strategic issue here. If a system has been set up that is robust and widely tested, like the R packaging system, you are much better off working with it than trying to subvert it. Martyn > Renaud > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and its attachments are strictly confidenti...{{dropped:8}} ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
