The RQuantLib package has a boost dependency like this. On Linux machines configure.in is designed to check that Boost has been installed. To build a Windows binary CRAN uses a binary version of QuantLib/Boost that I put together. You might be able to have your package linked against that (actually, "linked" is not the correct term since much of Boost is implemented via header files). I do not think CRAN accepts binary submissions.
The package RcppTemplate contains more info on this. ds Andrew Finley wrote: > Hello, > I'd like to submit a new package that ports some code which uses the boost > c++ library (i.e., an external dependency). I have written a linux/unix > configure file as described in the Witting R Extensions but don't know > enough about windows to write a windows configure/makefile. > > That said, can I still successfully post this package on CRAN. The package > passes all recommended tests on my linux machine (which has boost > installed). > > I also posted this on the R-packages list, sorry for the cross-posting. > > Thanks- > Andrew > > > > > Research Fellow > Department of Forest Resources > University of Minnesota > Office: 305 Green Hall > Phone: (612) 624-1714 > Fax: (612) 625-5212 > web: http://blue.fr.umn.edu > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
