From ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk  Mon Nov 27 12:46:08 2006
From: ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk (Prof Brian Ripley)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:46:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: [Rd] Is there a version of RMySQL for Windows?
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On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Michal Okoniewski wrote:

> I was trying to email directly the developer, David A. James, but all
> the emails bounce...
> Does anyone know if RMySQL  may be re-compiled under Windows
> and what are the limitations?

It may.  The limitations are that you need to make use of a closely 
matching MySQL to the one you compile the package against: we have in the 
past found even patchlevel differences led to crashes.

Are you using the current gmail address for David James?  He left Bell 
Labs a couple of months ago.

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[Rd] Is there a version of RMySQL for Windows?
Prof Brian Ripley