To all. I need your help. The big question is: How do I make an R library with Fortran 95 files? You may assume that I am a pretty decent programmer in both R and Fortran. I lay out a scenario and need your help!
I know how to make an ordinary R package and have dabbled with R + Fortran 95 *.dll linking. I do not have a great handle on the whole Makevars file and whatever else I might need to get things working to build a new R package. By the way, I'm using R 2.8.1 and Windows XP (and sometimes Linux). Let's take this simple situation. Suppose I'm using Windows XP and place the Folder for the package "Testme" in C:\Program Files\R\R-2.8.1\src\library\Testme Files and folders: DESCRIPTION file -- I understand this file NAMESPACE file: This one has the contents useDynLib("Testme") exportPattern("^[^\\.]") man directory: I put my *.Rd files here. I understand this part. R directory: I put my *.R files here. One of these files calls upon a Fortran 95 subroutine with .Fortran("MySubroutine", var1=as.double(x), var2=as.double(y), etc.) I understand this part. src directory: I put my *.f95 files here. Also, I put a Makevars file here. Suppose that I have two *.f95 files, named CalculatorModule.f95 and ANiceSubroutine.f95. CalculatorModule.f95 contains a Fortran 95 module. ANiceSubroutine.f95 uses the functions in Calculator.Module.f95 with the "USE" command. To be consistent with my R file (above), ANiceSubroutine.f95 contains the subroutine: "MySubroutine". Finally: I issue the command from a DOS Shell in the directory C:\Program Files\R\R_2.8.1\src\gnuwin32 make pkg-Testme This results in errors. Here are the problems: 1. The order of compilation must be f95 -c CalculatorModule.f95 ANiceSubroutine.f95. Unfortunately, R compiles them alphabetically. So, I was given errors making the *.o files. I overcame this problem by renaming the files a01.CalculatorModule.f95 and a02.ANiceSubroutine.f95. I would rather not have to name the files this way if I don't have to! When I did this, R compiled the Fortran files in the correct order, but I still have errors. 2. Here was the error output. Help????? C:\Program Files\R\R-2.8.1\src\gnuwin32>make pkg-Testme ---------- Making package Testme ------------ adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION installing NAMESPACE file and metadata making DLL ... "g95" -O3 -c a01.CalculatorMod.f95 -o a01.CalculatorMod.o "g95" -O3 -c a02.ANiceSubroutine.f95 -o a02.ANiceSubroutine.o windres --preprocessor="gcc -E -xc -DRC_INVOKED" -I C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-28~1.1/inclu de -i Testme_res.rc -o Testme_res.o "g95" -shared -s -o Testme.dll Testme.def a01.CalculatorMod.o a02.ANiceSubroutine.o Testme_res.o -LC:/PROGRA~1/R/R-28~1.1/bin -lR ld: Testme.def:6: syntax error ld:Testme.def: file format not recognized; treating as linker script ld:Testme.def:2: syntax error make[3]: *** [Testme.dll] Error 1 make[2]: *** [srcDynlib] Error 2 make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make: *** [pkg-Testme] Error 2 Thanks for helping!!! :) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Step-by-step%3A-Making-an-R-package-with-Fortran-95-tp23669355p23669355.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.