That's just an IDE around the MinGW port of gcc (and not the current one
at that).
I have often used MinGW gcc to build DLLs for use with S-PLUS, and its use
is described in `S Programming', for example.
On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Paul, David A wrote:
> As part of my ongoing effort to avoid Microsoft whenever possible,
> I have "discovered" the Dev-C++ Integrated Development Environment.
> It can be found at:
>
> http://www.bloodshed.net/dev/devcpp.html
>
> Discussion list(s) for this product may be found at the SourceForge
> forum:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=48211
>
> Since this development environment is free, it's obviously a LOT
> cheaper than Microsoft _anything_. It appears that this IDE has
> the (purported) ability to generate DLL's.
That assumes the user's time is worth zero, and downloads are not paid
for. I recommend VC++6 for use with S+6 precisely because using anything
else needs a substantial investment in time. I do still get surprises
using MinGW gcc that take hours to track down, and I use MinGW all the
time (since it is used to build R).
> I haven't had the time to try writing my own C++ routines for use
> in Splus/R, however -- if any Splusers out there have tried using
> Dev-C++ with Splus/R, I would appreciate your comments.
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