I would like to start building R packages under Windows XP. I have programming experience and a minimal but working knowlege of many Unix (-like) programming tools. The package functions (for now) will be from R source, not C or Fortran.
I've installed Rtools, Perl, the MS hhc, and so on. I am setting up a command shell with the correct PATH for building packages. (The master Windows PATH points to different versions of make and grep that I prefer for my usual work.) Two questions: 1. GUIDANCE. Is the Peter Rossi document now the best place to look for detailed guidance? I have located it at http://www1.appstate.edu/~arnholta/Software/MakingPackagesUnderWindows.pdf The links to it on the R Project Website are no longer good. I am also reading at the latest version of "Writing R Extensions." 2. LATEX. In Rossi's paper, fpTeX is recommended (I use VTeX in everyday work). However, fpTeX has been discontinued by the author. What is the best way to get an R-compatible TeX installation for this work? (or might I get VTeX working -- its command line is idiosyncratic but it can create PDF, DVI, or HTML directly from LaTeX source)? Mike Prager Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Beaufort, North Carolina USA ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.
