R package

The relevant master reference for R installation is the R Installation and Administration guide.

In addition to R, a few additional requirements must be met for a smooth package development experience. A functional TeX suite must be available, including several extra TeX packages and the inconsolata fonts. These dependencies will most likely be handled by the OS package manager when used to install R.

If C/C++ code is to be included in the package, a compiler is needed. See the dedicated C/C++ page page for details.

On Windows, Rtools, which includes the above, must be installed. Two blog posts, by Steven Mosher and Rob Hyn­d­man, are very helpful Windows specific step-by-step resources.