Hello, Wenjie. If you are specifically interested in Windows, Tomas Kalibera is the keeper of Rtools for Windows and it has its own list at R-sig-windows which may provide more focus.
Thank you, Avi Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2025, at 7:30 AM, Sun Wenjie <sunw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear R-devel community, > > I'm exploring (experimentally) the integration of the Rust toolchain into > Rtools, to enable smoother development and shipping of Rust-based R packages > on Windows. > > I've written a detailed blog post documenting the process, technical rationale > and what’s next: > https://medium.com/@sunwjie/integrating-the-rust-toolchain-into-rtools-e4c7df40cb82. > > Currently, Rust is not included in Rtools, and setting it up alongside R on > Windows can be confusing for some users, especially those unfamiliar with > computers. However, both Rust (via the -gnu toolchain) and > Rtools share the same MinGW-based toolchain, making integration technically > feasible. > > What I’ve done so far > - Built a custom Rtools45 installer with Rust 1.85.0 integrated alongside GCC > and other tools. > - Successfully tested Rust-based R packages like {string2path} using the > custom > Rtools. > > I'd love to contribute this work upstream and collaborate with Rtools > maintainers to make Rust a supported part of the official Rtools release. Are > there existing plans or blockers around this? > > Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your thoughts! > > Best regards, > Wenjie > > —— > https://www.sun-wenjie.site > > ______________________________________________ > 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
