# Compiling with RTools40 **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [May 16, 2021, 9:30am UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/compiling-with-rtools40/3962 "2021-05-16T09:30:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mgondan1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/swi-prolog.discourse.group/mgondan1/32/803_2.png) [@mgondan1](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/mgondan1)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 9:30am UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/compiling-with-rtools40/3962/1 "2021-05-16T09:30:27Z")
RTools40 is a minimalistic msys2 mingw compiler for building R and R packages under Windows. I tried to compile current swipl with RTools, like this: - Download and install RTools, see here [RTools: Toolchains for building R and R packages from source on Windows](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/) - The pacman repository of RTools does not seem to have git included, so I unpacked the current swipl-devel into some RTools folder using “git clone etc.” from a normal msys2 installation from [msys2.org](http://msys2.org). - same for git submodule update --init - back again in RTools - `pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-gmp` - `cd swipl-devel` - `mkdir build` - `cd build` - `cmake -DMINGW_ROOT=/mingw64 -DWIN32DLLS="" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr/local -DSWIPL_PACKAGES=OFF -G "MSYS Makefiles" ..` - I guess some of the packages can be made to work if supported by RTools. - `make` - `make install` - `swipl` - `consult('c:/rtools40/usr/local/demo/likes.pl').` - `likes(sam, X).` - `X` then unifies with all kind of computer programmer’s food. Best wishes, Matthias ---
**Author:** ![mgondan1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/swi-prolog.discourse.group/mgondan1/32/803_2.png) [@mgondan1](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/mgondan1)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/compiling-with-rtools40/3962/2 "2021-05-18T13:27:03Z")
A formidable number of 37 issues is found after `check_installation.` 🙂 But this was a SWIPL\_PACKAGES=OFF-installation. (update: 36, GMP works) ``` $ swipl Welcome to SWI-Prolog (64 bits, version 8.3.24) SWI-Prolog comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software. Please run ?- license. for legal details. For online help and background, visit https://www.swi-prolog.org For built-in help, use ?- help(Topic). or ?- apropos(Word). check_installation. % Checking your SWI-Prolog kit for common issues ... % % Version: ............. 8.3.24 % Address bits: ........ 64 % Architecture: ........ x64-win64 % Installed at: ........ c:/rtools40/usr/local % Cores: ............... 4 % % Checking tcmalloc ............................ not present Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/tcmalloc.html % Checking gmp ................................. not present Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/gmp.html Warning: library(archive) ...................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/archive.html Warning: library(cgi) .......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/cgi.html Warning: library(crypt) ........................ NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/crypt.html Warning: library(bdb) .......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/bdb.html Warning: library(double_metaphone) ............. NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/double_metaphone.html Warning: library(filesex) ...................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/filesex.html Warning: library(http/http_stream) ............. NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/http/http_stream.html Warning: library(http/json) .................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/http/json.html Warning: library(http/jquery) .................. NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/http/jquery.html Warning: library(isub) ......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/isub.html Warning: library(jpl) .......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/jpl.html Warning: library(memfile) ...................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/memfile.html Warning: library(odbc) ......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/odbc.html Warning: library(pce) .......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/xpce.html Warning: library(pcre) ......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/pcre.html Warning: library(pdt_console) .................. NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/pdt_console.html Warning: library(porter_stem) .................. NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/porter_stem.html Warning: library(process) ...................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/process.html Warning: library(protobufs) .................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/protobufs.html % Loading library(readutil) .................... ok Warning: library(semweb/rdf_db) ................ NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/semweb/rdf_db.html Warning: library(semweb/rdf_ntriples) .......... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/semweb/rdf_ntriples.html Warning: library(semweb/turtle) ................ NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/semweb/turtle.html Warning: library(sgml) ......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/sgml.html Warning: library(sha) .......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/sha.html Warning: library(snowball) ..................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/snowball.html Warning: library(socket) ....................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/socket.html Warning: library(ssl) .......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/ssl.html Warning: library(crypto) ....................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/crypto.html Warning: library(table) ........................ NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/table.html Warning: library(time) ......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/time.html Warning: library(unicode) ...................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/unicode.html Warning: library(uri) .......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/uri.html Warning: library(uuid) ......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/uuid.html Warning: library(zlib) ......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/zlib.html Warning: library(yaml) ......................... NOT FOUND Warning: See http://www.swi-prolog.org/build/issues/yaml.html Warning: Found 37 issues. true. ``` ---
**Author:** ![mgondan1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/swi-prolog.discourse.group/mgondan1/32/803_2.png) [@mgondan1](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/mgondan1)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/compiling-with-rtools40/3962/3 "2022-02-02T23:07:53Z")
Same for 32-bit version: - `pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-cmake mingw-w64-i686-gmp` - `cd swipl-devel` - `mkdir build` - `cd build` - `cmake -DMINGW_ROOT=/mingw32 -DWIN32DLLS="" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr/local -DSWIPL_PACKAGES=OFF -G "MSYS Makefiles" ..` - `make` - `src/swipl` - ?- `check_installation.`