On 2009.11.29 14:24:40, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > >> Windows 64-bit can certainly handle large memory spaces, but unless > >> something has changed recently it my understanding Revolution > >> Computing's 64-bit is the only 64-bit version of R available for > >> Windows (due to the unavailability of adequate open source compilers > >> for 64-bit Windows). So 64-bit R will need to be Revolution's > >> solution or a non-Windows platform. > > Or use a commercial Windows compiler. > > > It appears that GNU does have a project that has had some success at > > compiling 64 bit Windows applications: > > > > http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/ > > Well, some interesed people have a project to port GCC and binutils: > as far as I am aware that is not an official GNU project. > > > Not sure if all of the pieces are there for an R build, though. > > You are welcome to show us how to do it (on the R-devel list): several > people have spent man months attempting this (including submitting > many patches to that project), and the rw-FAQ did tell you do so in > http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#How-can-I-compile-R-from-source_003f
Not a chance :) I got away from Windows 10 years ago for exactly these reasons. I was just trying help point a poor guy in the right direction. -- Jason W. Morgan Graduate Student Department of Political Science *The Ohio State University* 154 North Oval Mall Columbus, Ohio 43210 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
