About Rtools
Rtools is a current Windows application available through the WinGet community catalog. Rtools is a toolchain bundle used for building R packages from source (those that need compilation of C/C++ or Fortran code) and for building R itself. Rtools42 is used for R 4.2.x and currently for R-devel, the development version of R since revision 81360. Rtools42 consists of Msys2 build tools, GCC 10/MinGW-w64 compiler toolchain and libraries and QPDF. Rtools42 supports 64-bit Windows and UCRT as the C runtime. The code compiled by earlier versions of Rtools is incompatible and has to be recompiled with Rtools42 for use in R packages. Switching to UCRT allows to use UTF-8 as the native encoding on Windows. This page summarizes the current version, developer, license, supported platform and official access address. Review the listed features and system requirements before installation. Version availability can differ by device or region, so confirm important details on the publisher's website and download only from the verified official source.
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What’s new
- Current WinGet catalog version: 4.2
System requirements
- Windows 10 or Windows 11
- WinGet or the publisher installer
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