Re: [Rd] using R as SHELL in gnu make

2011-09-22 Thread Cook, Malcolm
bring it back to the list. Paul > -Original Message- > From: r-devel-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-devel-bounces@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Cook, Malcolm > Sent: September 19, 2011 6:35 PM > To: 'help-m...@gnu.org'; 'r-devel@r-project.org' > Subject: [Rd]

Re: [Rd] using R as SHELL in gnu make

2011-09-20 Thread Paul Gilbert
, Malcolm > Sent: September 19, 2011 6:35 PM > To: 'help-m...@gnu.org'; 'r-devel@r-project.org' > Subject: [Rd] using R as SHELL in gnu make > > I am intrigued by the possibility of using R as the SHELL in a (Gnu) > makefile (instead of /bin/sh). (c.f. >

[Rd] using R as SHELL in gnu make

2011-09-19 Thread Cook, Malcolm
I am intrigued by the possibility of using R as the SHELL in a (Gnu) makefile (instead of /bin/sh). (c.f. http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#Choosing-the-Shell) Well, rather, I would like the makefile's SHELL to be a command which communicated with an R process. The makefile ta