xhochy commented on a change in pull request #8235: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/8235#discussion_r492772505
########## File path: r/README.md ########## @@ -102,6 +102,43 @@ elsewhere, you’ll need to build it from source too. First, install the C++ library. See the [developer guide](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/developers/cpp/building.html) for details. +It's recommended to make a `build` directory inside of the `cpp` directory of +the Arrow git repository (it is git-ignored). Assuming you are inside `cpp/build`, +you'll first call `cmake` to configure the build and then `make install`. Review comment: R development is mostly happening in a MinGW / msys2-based environment on Windows, so `make` would be a default choice. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
