In C++ code for use in a R-3.1.0 package, my specific problem is that I would
like to use <unordered_map> if it is available, or <tr1/unordered_map> if not,
or <map> if all else fails.
I (think I) can accomplish this with configure.ac as
AC_INIT("DESCRIPTION")
CXX=`"${R_HOME}/bin/R" CMD config CXX`
CXXFLAGS=`"${R_HOME}/bin/R" CMD config CXXFLAGS`
AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h])
AC_LANG(C++)
AC_CHECK_HEADERS([unordered_map tr1/unordered_map])
AC_OUTPUT
Use of configure.ac does not seem to be entirely consistent with section 1.2.4
of Writing R Extensions, where one is advised that to use C++(11? see below)
code one should
CXX_STD = CXX11
in Makevars(.win). My code does not require a compiler that supports the full
C++11 feature set. In addition, I do not understand the logic of setting a
variable that influences compiler flags in Makevars -- configure.ac will see a
compiler with inaccurate flags.
Is use of configure.ac orthogonal to setting CXX_STD=CXX11?
Some minor typos:
/R-3-1-branch$ svn diff
Index: doc/manual/R-exts.texi
===================================================================
--- doc/manual/R-exts.texi (revision 65339)
+++ doc/manual/R-exts.texi (working copy)
@@ -2250,7 +2250,7 @@
@subsection Using C++11 code
@R{} can be built without a C++ compiler although one is available
-(but not necessarily installed) or all known @R{} platforms.
+(but not necessarily installed) on all known @R{} platforms.
For full portability across platforms, all
that can be assumed is approximate support for the C++98 standard (the
widely used @command{g++} deviates considerably from the standard).
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@
support a flag @option{-std=c++0x}, but the latter only provides partial
support for the C++11 standard.
-In order to use C++ code in a package, the package's @file{Makevars}
+In order to use C++11 code in a package, the package's @file{Makevars}
file (or @file{Makevars.win} on Windows) should include the line
@example
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@
anything other than the GNU version of C++98 and GNU extensions (which
include TR1). The default compiler on Windows is GCC 4.6.x and supports
the @option{-std=c++0x} flag and some C++11 features (see
-@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.6/cxx0x_status.html}. On these
+@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.6/cxx0x_status.html}). On these
platforms, it is necessary to select a different compiler for C++11, as
described above, @emph{via} personal @file{Makevars} files. For
example, on OS X 10.7 or later one could select @command{clang++}.
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