[R] problem in integrating C routine with R on windows XP

[Peter Dalgaard BSA]

Pingzhao Hu <hu at mshri.on.ca> writes:

> Hi All,
> I a C function code, which has been successed in integrating
> with Splus on Unix. Now I want to move it on windows.
> So I want to integrate this C function with R on windows XP.
> 
> I download tools.zip and saved it in c:\bin  directory,
> download  MinGW and saved it in c:\MinGw directory,
> download Perl and saved it in c:\Perl directory.
> 
> My path is set as:
> 
>  
> C:\bin;C:\MinGW\bin;C:\Perl\bin;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRo
> ot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adaptec
> Shared\System;c:\matlab6p5\bin\win32;
> 
> When I input the following command:
> 
> c:\rw1071\bin>   Rcmd SHLIB -o simu.dll simu.c
> 
> I met the following problem:
> 
> 'make' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> 
> Could any one tell me the problem here? which steps I have lost or the path
> has not been correctly set???

Did you unpack tools.zip correctly? You should end up having a
make.exe in C:\bin, and with the path above that should work. 

Another trap to fall in is that setting the path (via GUI) on XP sets
the path for *subsequent* shells, not those that are open at the time. 

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