I looked at the README file also. I used mingw utility to create Rdll.lib. Then it complained about :
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file "fp10.obj" I do not know where will I get the file fp10.obj ? Any suggestion ? Thanks, Ajay. Uwe Ligges <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ajay DAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ortmund.de> cc: r-devel@r-project.org Subject: Re: [Rd] Error in building ROracle in Windows with R 2.6.2 and Oracle 10g. 05/01/2008 11:38 AM Ajay DAS wrote: > Hi Uwe, > > Thanks for your response ! > > This is what the document (INSTALL file in ROracle src package that I > downloaded) says: > > Windows: > > To compile under windows see the Makefile.win in the 'src' directory > of the ROracle package. You'll need the Developer's Package from the > Oracle's client software and Microsoft Visual C++. > > To install the Windows binary, you'll need the Oracle runtime libraries > (and make sure $ORACLE_HOME/bin is in your PATH). > > NOTE: You may override the Oracle libraries and/or library directories > using the PKG_CPPFLAGS and/or PKG_LIBS variables (for details see > "Writing R Extensions"). > > Microsoft Visual C++ does not have make. It has NMAKE which I believe works > like make. So which tool should I use to run the makefile in Windows ? Sorry about that, forgot that you need MS VC++ for that reason. See the file "README.packages" in .../src/gnuwin32 and its section on using VC++. Best wishes, uwe Ligges > Is anyone using ROracle for windows for Oracle 10g ? > > Thanks, > Ajay. > > > > Uwe Ligges > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ajay DAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ortmund.de> cc: r-devel@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [Rd] Error in building ROracle in Windows with R 2.6.2 and Oracle 10g. > 05/01/2008 10:37 AM > > > > > > > > > Ajay DAS wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I need to use ROracle to communicate with Oracle from R program in > windows >> environment. I am using Oracle 10g, R 2.6.2. I found a pre-compiled > binary >> for ROracle for Oracle version 9.2. When I am trying to use it with > Oracle >> 10g I get the following error: >> >> con <- dbConnect(drv, "user/[EMAIL PROTECTED]"); >> >> Error in function (classes, fdef, mtable) : >> unable to find an inherited method for function "dbConnect", for >> signature "OraDriver" >> >> I then decided to compile ROracle myself. I downloaded ROracle src from >> below: >> >> http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ROracle/index.html >> >> When I was following the build instructions to run the makefile >> Makefile.win I got the following error: >> >> NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make >> 'c:\\PROGRA~1\\R\\R-2.6.2\\src\\gnuwin32\\Rdll.lib' > > > Since the error message tells about "NAMKE", it seems you are not using > the recommended compiler and tool collection as suggested in the manual > R Installation and Administration... > > Uwe Ligges > > > > >> I did not see Rdll.lib anywhere. Do I need to have the src for R as well > ? >> Can anyone provide me a detailed instruction for building ROracle or is >> there a place where I can get a pre compiled binary for Oracle 10g ? >> >> I had sent an email to the maintainer of the package but have not got any >> response. >> >> Thanks, >> Ajay. >> >> >> >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> AVIS : Ce courrier et ses pieces jointes sont destines a leur seul > destinataire et peuvent contenir des informations confidentielles > appartenant a bioMerieux. Si vous n'etes pas destinataire, vous etes > informe que toute lecture, divulgation, ou reproduction de ce message et > des pieces jointes est strictement interdite. Si vous avez recu ce message > par erreur merci d'en prevenir l'expediteur et de le detruire, ainsi que > ses pieces jointes. >> NOTICE: This message and attachments are intended only for the use of > their addressee and may contain confidential information belonging to > bioMerieux. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any reading, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message, > or any attachment, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > message in error, please notify the original sender immediately and delete > this message, along with any attachments. >> ______________________________________________ >> 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