Load error calling Rcpp file from R then call back in it

Question

I wrote a R program that calls hello1(), which is an Rcpp function contained in demo2.cpp program

library(Rcpp)
ssss <- function(dd)
{
    return(paste("hello ",dd))
}

sourceCpp(file='demo2.cpp')
currentpath <- "/home/xuyan/R/parallel/"
aaa <-hello1(0,currentpath)
print(aaa)

my demo2.cpp is :

#include <Rcpp.h>
#include <string>
#include <RInside.h>

using namespace std;
using namespace Rcpp;

// [[Rcpp::export]]
int  hello1(int argc,string path)
{
    const char *argv[] = {path.c_str()};
    RInside R(argc,argv);
    R["txt"] = "Hello, world!\n";     

    R["sourcer"] = "demo.r";
    R.parseEvalQ("source(sourcer)");
    string str = Rcpp::as<string>(R.parseEval("ssss(txt)"));
    cout << "result is" << str << endl;
    return(111);
}

I've tried to launch this script with:

Rscript demo.r

I receive the following error:

Error in dyn.load("/tmp/RtmpZl0JKp/sourceCpp-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-0.12.10/sourcecpp_90cc33eafd15/sourceCpp_2.so") : unable to load shared object '/tmp/RtmpZl0JKp/sourceCpp-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-0.12.10/sourcecpp_90cc33eafd15/sourceCpp_2.so': /tmp/RtmpZl0JKp/sourceCpp-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-0.12.10/sourcecpp_90cc33eafd15/sourceCpp_2.so: undefined symbol: _ZN7RInsideD1Ev Calls: sourceCpp -> source -> withVisible -> eval -> eval -> dyn.load Execution halted

In fact, I want to solve slowness of R's for loop. I have an R program that has a large for loop and it execute very slowly. So, I want to change that for loop from R to C++ code. Within the for loop, I call many R functions. So, I need to call from C++ code to R program. Thus, the order is R to C++ to R, that is R to Rcpp to Rinside, am I wrong?

Why?

coatless coatless · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-05T02:05:25

You should not create a new session of R from within C++ given that you already have an active R session. With this being said, do NOT include both Rcpp.h and RInside.h. In this case, you should only use Rcpp.h.

So, simply use:

#include <Rcpp.h>

// [[Rcpp::export]]
int  hello1(int argc, string path)
{
    const char *argv[] = {path.c_str()};
    return(111);
}

Edit 1

Per a later comment that was deleted, I think you want to use some R function within C++. To do that use Rcpp's Function class. Make sure to load the R function into memory first by running the declaration. After doing this, then compile the following C++ code:

#include <Rcpp.h>

// [[Rcpp::export]]
Rcpp::CharacterVector hello1()
{
    Rcpp::Function some_r_func("ssss");

    return some_r_func("a");
}

Final Edit

In fact, I want to solve slowness of R's for loop. I have an R program that has a large for loop and it execute very slowly. So, I want to change that for loop from R to C++ code. Within the for loop, I call many R functions. So, I need to call from C++ code to R program. Thus, the order is R to C++ to R, that is R to Rcpp to Rinside, am I wrong?

The issue with just switching a loop that calls R functions from R to C++ and expecting a speed up is incorrect. The same loop must then reach out each time it encounters an R function and communicate with the R session. In essence, it effectively pauses the C++ code, waits for the R code to execute and result, and then resume C++ shell.

The only way to effectively speed up code in this paradigm is to completely write all of the R functions in C++ and then call their C++ equivalents within the C++ for loop.

See my previous remarks for "R to Rcpp to Rinside", which is again a NO. Never do this. Period. Only "R to Rcpp" or "C++ to RInside" are viable.

Load error calling Rcpp file from R then call back in it

1 Answers

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