[Rcpp-devel] Creating an R package using an existing .so file

[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

On 4 November 2020 at 15:24, Jon Davidson wrote:
| I have an existing Rcpp module that has already been compiled into a .so.
| How can I integrate this into an R package?

I am afraid you can't as an .so file can only be used on one architecture,
and likely one subsets thereof (i.e. a Debian object file may not work on
Fedora, or Ubuntu, or maybe even a different Debian version).

That is why "the documentation" (ie WRE, CRAN Policy) say source only.

| The existing vignette for packaging an Rcpp module involves including the
| C++ source in the package folder, which will not be feasible for my
| setup. I can, however, have the compiled .so file in the folder. Thanks for
| your help!

Dirk

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