README.md

In RProtoBufLib: C++ headers and static libraries of Protocol buffers

Protocol buffers library as an R package

This package provides the C++ headers and static library of Protocol buffers 2.6.0 for other R packages to compile and link against. Here is the instructions of using it:

Install the package

devtools::install_github("RGLab/RProtoBufLib")

Modified DESCRIPTION file

• add RProtoBufLib to LinkingTo field so that the user package knows where to find the headers

LinkingTo: Rcpp, RProtoBufLib

Modified src/Makevars file

• point the linker to the libprotobuf.a file so that the user package will statically linked to it.

PKG_LIBS =`${R_HOME}/bin/Rscript -e "RProtoBufLib::LdFlags()"`

RProtoBufLib documentation built on Nov. 8, 2020, 7:51 p.m.