Re: [R] Old g++ in Rtools

2014-08-06 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 2:46 AM, Rguy wrote: > I recently downloaded Rtools. I see the g++ version is > gcc version 4.6.3 20111208 (prerelease) (GCC) > > I also recently downloaded MinGW. Its version of g++ is > gcc version 4.8.1 (GCC) > > I believe that later versions of g++ provide better support

Re: [R] Old g++ in Rtools

2014-08-06 Thread Jeff Newmiller
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Re: [R] Old g++ in Rtools

2014-08-06 Thread Amos B. Elberg
the possibility of essentially “free” performance boosts. --  Amos Elberg Sent with Airmail From: Rguy Reply: Rguy > Date: August 6, 2014 at 2:47:47 AM To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject:  [R] Old g++ in Rtools I recently downloaded Rtools. I see the g++ version is gcc v

[R] Old g++ in Rtools

2014-08-05 Thread Rguy
I recently downloaded Rtools. I see the g++ version is gcc version 4.6.3 20111208 (prerelease) (GCC) I also recently downloaded MinGW. Its version of g++ is gcc version 4.8.1 (GCC) I believe that later versions of g++ provide better support for C++11. Why does Rtools provide a version considerabl