\Header{COMPILE}{Compile Files for Use with R}
\keyword{utilities}{COMPILE}
\begin{Description}\relax
Compile given source files so that they can subsequently be collected
into a shared library using \code{R CMD SHLIB} and be loaded into R
using \code{dyn.load()}.\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}R CMD COMPILE [options] srcfiles\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{srcfiles}] A list of the names of source files to be compiled.
Currently, C, C++ and FORTRAN are supported; the corresponding files
should have the extensions \file{.c}, \file{.cc} (or \file{.cpp} or
\file{.C}), and \file{.f}, respectively.
\item[\code{options}] A list of compile-relevant settings, such as special
values for \code{CFLAGS} or \code{FFLAGS}, or for obtaining
information about usage and version of the utility.
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\Link{SHLIB}}, \code{\Link{dyn.load}}\end{SeeAlso}

