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Re: mrules and make

To: Sundar Dorai-Raj <sundar.dorai-raj@pdf.com>
Subject: Re: mrules and make
From: ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 06:17:40 +0100 (BST)
Cc: S-News <s-news@lists.biostat.wustl.edu>
In-reply-to: <3D66B86B.98CBC4BB@pdf.com>
On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Sundar Dorai-Raj wrote:

> This may be a question better suited for the gnu-help list, but perhaps
> one of you can help.

You have already dismissed the contributions of one who has!

> > version
> Professional Edition Version 6.1.2 Release 1 for Microsoft Windows :
> 2002
>
> I'm having some difficulty incorporating some C code into a library
> using GNU tools. The help files suggests changing the S.ini file, which
> I did:
>
> [chapter]
> rules = mrules.mak
> make = make.exe
>
> where make.exe replaces Microsoft's nmake.exe. The question is how do I
> alter the mrules.mak file? By default it is set up expecting that the
> user has MSVisualStudio (MSVS), which I do not. Essentially, I'm using
> the tools provided from http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/Rtools/.
>
> I am able to do everything I need using old Splus rules (as described in
> VR's `S Programming'), but would like to update to the latest protocols.
> Unfortunately, the `S Programming' complement from Prof. Ripley's
> website only outlines the MSVS case for Splus6.x, which are identical to
> the documentation I found on the Insightful website.

No it isn't: I am not a plagiarist and neither are they.

It *does* describe how to use MinGW gcc on page 17,

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