So, installing rgdal, which is an important R package for spatial data analysis can be a bit of a pain on the mac. Here are two ways to make it happen.   The Easy Way In R run: install.packages('rgdal',repos="http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin") The ... [Read more...]

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rggobi is the first package which didn't survive my transition from 32-bit to 64-bit in R 2.11.1. Fortunately, installing the package from source fixes it, and Hadley Wickham has posted the prerequisites and procedure. [Read more...]

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CRAN contains ready-made binary packages for nearly all of its packages, but rgdal is one which I keep finding myself trying to install from source whenever I upgrade R. Compiled versions of rgdal, along with prerequisites and complements like the GDAL framework, GRASS, and even the old FFTW3 can be ... [Read more...]

so recently i’m learning how to compile and cross-compile R packages from source for windows machines, which means i have to create windows binaries. the first option is to build on a windows system, and the 2nd is to cross-build on an intel-based linux or mac system. i will ... [Read more...]