[Rcpp-devel] Regarding question on a suitable IDE for C++ project using Rcpp in Window (7) OS

[Douglas Bates]

The inability to use Visual Studio for compiling code to use with R is not
peculiar to Rcpp.  The Windows version of R is compiled with mingw
compilers and requires compatible compilers for other code.  Remember that
R is an Open Source project and Visual Studio isn't.

As far as an IDE goes, RStudio (rstudio.org) provides integration of Rcpp
in a GUI environment.  Support for Rcpp in RStudio is likely to keep
improving as JJ Allaire is actively involved in the development of Rcpp.
 Many of us use ESS in emacs but that's because we predate GUI's. (I tell
you, sonny, back in my day we had terminals with 80 by 24 character screens
and 300 baud modems and we still created better code than these
whippersnappers can today! :-)



On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Lincoln Xu <lincolnxufam4 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Rcpp experts,
>
> While I am very impressed by the power of Rcpp described by a nice
> introduction in your website. It seems to me that it is not easy to set up
> an IDE for developing C++ using Rcpp in window. As stated in FAQ, there is
> NOT A CHANGE to use VS with Rcpp and R. I wonder if you could kindly
> point me to some online resource of workable IDE in window OS for the devel
> purpose ( I mean it can compile C++ code and debug the C++ code running
> from R.
>
> I am also very puzzled by the statement that there is NOT A CHANGE to use
> VS with Rcpp and R in FAQ. If I understand correctly, original Rcpp written
> by
> by Dominick Samperi was indeed working with VS. So what new technique
> deployed prevents Rcpp and R to works with VS. If all possible, could you
> please provide information for my education.
>
> Regards,
>
> Lincoln
>
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