Re: [Rd] [Rcpp-devel] Error using RcppGSL

2011-06-21 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
On 21 June 2011 at 09:50, Douglas Bates wrote: | Questions like this would get a faster response on the Rcpp-devel list, to | which I am copying this reply. Quite right. Dropping r-devel now. You need to subscribe to rcpp-devel if you want to post there. | On Jun 21, 2011 6:35 AM, "oyvfos" w

Re: [Rd] arbitrary size data frame or other stcucts, curious about issues invovled.

2011-06-21 Thread Mike Marchywka
> > Mike, > > this is all nice, but AFAICS the first part misses the point that there is no > 64-bit integer type in the API so there is simply no alternative at the > moment. You just said that you don't like it, but you failed to provide a > solution ... As for the second part, the idea i

Re: [Rd] arbitrary size data frame or other stcucts, curious about issues invovled.

2011-06-21 Thread Simon Urbanek
Mike, this is all nice, but AFAICS the first part misses the point that there is no 64-bit integer type in the API so there is simply no alternative at the moment. You just said that you don't like it, but you failed to provide a solution ... As for the second part, the idea is not new and is n

Re: [Rd] Error using RcppGSL

2011-06-21 Thread Douglas Bates
Questions like this would get a faster response on the Rcpp-devel list, to which I am copying this reply. On Jun 21, 2011 6:35 AM, "oyvfos" wrote: > Hi, I get an error using RcppGSL: fatal error: gsl/gsl_vector.h:No such file > or directory. What is the best way to install these files as they seem

Re: [Rd] requesting a mentor for R development

2011-06-21 Thread Ben Bolker
Paul Johnson gmail.com> writes: > > I'd like to learn the process of revising R functions & packages and > then submitting proposed patches to the R Core team. Would someone be > willing to mentor me through one example? I don't know about mentoring, but I'll give my two cents (some specific

[Rd] Error using RcppGSL

2011-06-21 Thread oyvfos
Hi, I get an error using RcppGSL: fatal error: gsl/gsl_vector.h:No such file or directory. What is the best way to install these files as they seem to be missing? Thanks, Oyvind -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Error-using-RcppGSL-tp3613535p3613535.html Sent from t

Re: [Rd] arbitrary size data frame or other stcucts, curious about issues invovled.

2011-06-21 Thread Mike Marchywka
Thanks, http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-ints.html#Future-directions Normally I'd take more time to digest these things before commenting but a few things struck me right away. First, use of floating point or double as a replacement for int strikes me as "going the wrong way" as often