[R] Error Rscript: No such file or directory

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 04/05/2011 11:49 AM, xavier abulker wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm trying to build a simple cpp file using the R CMD SHLIB command and I always
> receive the same error message:
>
> cygwin warning:
>    MS-DOS style path detected: C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-212~1.1/etc/i386/Makeconf
>    Preferred POSIX equivalent is:
> /cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/R/R-212~1.1/etc/i386/Makeconf
>    CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns off this warning.
>    Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX paths:
>      http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames
> gcc -shared -s -static-libgcc -o hello.dll tmp.def hello.o Rscript -e
> Rcpp:::LdFlags() -LC:/PROGRA~1

It looks as though you have somehow got some strange environment 
variables or contents of a Makevars file set, possibly because you have 
install Rcpp.  The "Rscript -e Rcpp:::LdFlags()" should not be there.

Duncan Murdoch

> /R/R-212~1.1/bin/i386 -lR
> gcc.exe: Rscript: No such file or directory

It looks as though the file
> Here is what I do:
>
> * From the cpp file below:
>
> //file hello.cpp
> #include<R.h>
> void sayhello() {
>   printf("Hello world\n");
> }
>
> * I build the file with the DOS command:
>
> R CMD SHLIB hello.c
>
>
> My confirguration is
> R 2.12.2
> Windows XP 2002 SP3
> I have installed the Rtools components and have included the following links
> into my path:
>
> C:\Rtools\bin;
> C:\Rtools\perl\bin;
> C:\Rtools\MinGW\bin;
> C:\Program Files\R\R-2.12.1\bin
>
> Thanks a lot for you help
> Xavier
>
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