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"Can't open connection" error on Windows

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I 'm trying to use rstan and the stan function with rstudio and windows 10. I get a connection issue
Error in file(con, "r") : cannot open the connection

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I 'm trying to use rstan and the stan function with rstudio and windows 10. Every time, i use the stan function I get this error message

Error in file(con, "r") : cannot open the connection 
In addition: Warning messages: 
1: In system(paste(CXX, ARGS), ignore.stdout = TRUE, ignore.stderr = TRUE) :   '-E' not found 
2: In system(cmd, intern = !verbose) :   running command 'C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-40~1.1/bin/x64/R CMD SHLIB file1ae44eaa4b82.cpp 2> file1ae44eaa4b82.cpp.err.txt' had status 1 
3: In file(con, "r") :   cannot open file 'file1ae44eaa4b82.cpp.err.txt': No such file or directory Error in sink(type = "output") : invalid connection

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Start by reproducing the failure from the stan function in RStudio on Windows 10 and inspect the shown R CMD SHLIB command and compiler warnings. The issue is done when the cause of the missing connection or compiler command is identified and a stan call completes without these errors.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
operating-systems, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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