capabilities {base} | R Documentation

## Report Capabilities of this Build of R

### Description

Report on the optional features which have been compiled into this build of R.

### Usage

    capabilities(what = NULL)

### Arguments

`what` | character vector or `NULL`, specifying required components. `NULL` implies that all are required.

### Value

A named logical vector. Current components are

`jpeg` | is the `jpeg` function operational?
`png` | is the `png` function operational?
`tiff` | is the `tiff` function operational?
`tcltk` | is the tcltk package operational?

`X11` | always `FALSE` on Windows.
`aqua` | `FALSE` except on macOS.
`http/ftp` | does the internal method for `url` and `download.file` support http:// and ftp:// URLs? Always `TRUE` as from R 3.3.0.
`sockets` | are `make.socket` and related functions available? Always `TRUE` as from R 3.3.0.
`libxml` | is there support for integrating `libxml` with the R event loop? Always `TRUE` as from R 3.3.0.
`fifo` | are FIFO connections supported?
`cledit` | is command-line editing available in the current R session? This is false in non-interactive sessions.
`iconv` | is internationalization conversion via `iconv` supported? Always true in current R.
`NLS` | is there Natural Language Support (for message translations)?
`profmem` | is there support for memory profiling? See `tracemem`.
`cairo` | is there support for the `svg`, `cairo_pdf` and `cairo_ps` devices, and for `type = "cairo"` in the `bmp`, `jpeg`, `png`, and `tiff` devices?
`ICU` | is ICU available for collation? See the help on Comparison and `icuSetCollate`: it is never used for a C locale.

`long.double`

does this build use a `C` `long double` type which is longer than `double`? Some platforms do not have such a type, and on others its use can be suppressed by the configure option --disable-long-double.

Although not guaranteed, it is a reasonable assumption that if present long doubles will have at least as much range and accuracy as the ISO/IEC 60559 80-bit ‘extended precision’ format.

`libcurl` | is `libcurl` available in this build? Used by function `curlGetHeaders` and optionally by `download.file` and `url`. As from R 3.3.0 always true for Unix-alikes, and true for CRAN Windows builds.

### See Also

`.Platform` and `extSoftVersion` (and links there) for availability capabilities external to R but used from R functions.

### Examples

    capabilities()

    if(!capabilities("ICU"))
       warning("ICU is not available")

    ## See also the examples for 'connections'.

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