internal static void SetEnvironmentVariables()
{
NativeUtility.SetEnvironmentVariables();
// TOCHECK: was the following deliberate?
//switch (Environment.OSVersion.Platform)
//{
// case PlatformID.Win32NT:
// Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", FindRPathFromRegistry());
// break;
//}
}
public static void SetupPath()
{
// as of 2013-10, there is a helper that should work for all platforms:
NativeUtility.SetEnvironmentVariables();
// The following sample code is left as a fallback option if you have unforeseen issues,
// but you should report issues on the R.NET discussion list.
// var oldPath = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH");
// var rPath = System.Environment.Is64BitProcess ? @"C:\Program Files\R\R-3.0.2\bin\x64" : @"C:\Program Files\R\R-3.0.2\bin\i386";
// if (Directory.Exists(rPath) == false)
// throw new DirectoryNotFoundException(string.Format("Could not found the specified path to the directory containing R.dll: {0}", rPath));
// var newPath = string.Format("{0}{1}{2}", rPath, System.IO.Path.PathSeparator, oldPath);
// System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", newPath);
}
/// <summary>
/// Perform the necessary setup for the PATH and R_HOME environment variables.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rPath">The path of the directory containing the R native library.
/// If null (default), this function tries to locate the path via the Windows registry, or commonly used locations on MacOS and Linux</param>
/// <param name="rHome">The path for R_HOME. If null (default), the function checks the R_HOME environment variable. If none is set,
/// the function uses platform specific sensible default behaviors.</param>
/// <remarks>
/// This function has been designed to limit the tedium for users, while allowing custom settings for unusual installations.
/// </remarks>
public static void SetEnvironmentVariables(string rPath = null, string rHome = null)
{
environmentIsSet = true;
NativeUtility.SetEnvironmentVariables(rPath: rPath, rHome: rHome);
}