[Rcpp-devel] sourceCpp issue: code vs. file

[Rodney Sparapani]

On 05/22/2013 08:41 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> R governs the behaviour of R CMD <whatever> based on the extension.
>
> The .cxx form was/never/  supported by R as far as I know.
>
> And previously, I had not noticed that Rodney had used this extension; I had
> repeatedly suggested he create smaller working examples. I will also note
> that ALL files in the Rcpp Gallery are .Rmd (for markdown) or .cpp.  That is
> just the way it is -- if you want another extension you may have to create
> your own build system.  R hands us a very powerful platform, but asks us to
> play by its rules.
>
> Dirk

Aargh!!!!!!  Thanks guys!

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