IDE / setup for package development with C++ code integrated

Question

I'm trying to get a grip on C++/Rcpp as an extension to R for heavy computational tasks. Ultimately, these C++ libs should be integrated in a package, and therefor I'm looking for a setup / combination of tools / IDE that I would need to work easily. I know much is taste dependent, but still it would be nice to know my options before choosing.

So : when you develop R packages with C++ libs, what is the setup you work with?

• do you use the same editor / IDE for R and C++ and which one (or which ones) ?
• are there extra tools (apart from Rtools) that are important to get ?
• are there tweaks in the general setup that are important to know or speed up the process considerably?

Sorry if this question has been asked before. I found a list of all editors for R, but nothing specifically directed towards developing of packages including C++ code. Any hints or tips are really appreciated.

Edit : platform is Windows, but I can move to Linux without problems (dual boot, only thing keeping me from using ubuntu is the lack of a decent driver for my old card/old screen combination)

Answer 1

Eclipse + statet if you want to join in us in the modern world :)

Answer 2

I'm of course fully in favour of more Rcpp work :)

As for your questions, and in order:

• same editor (Emacs) which makes for nice consistency on either platform I use (mostly Linux, occassionally Windows); for the record I have also spoke out in favour of the qtcreator IDE which is pretty nice on Linux and Windows (but doesn't do R).
• no, on Linux it all comes ready made (and yes, on Windows you do need Rtools) ...
• not really -- you probably already know about inline which is good for testing R/C++ code snippets.

Edit: So in a way, this is really no different from normal R / C / C++ / Fortran development. And in that case I usually refer to R FAQ Section 6 which is devoted entirely to R and Emacs :) With that said, setting Emacs up for C++ work is not obvious and there are a number of questions and posts here. I do not use any particular class browser but there are some, as well as approaches to auto-completion of types etc.