In Rcpp, how to include cpp package that installed in cluster?

I am trying to include the boost package in Rcpp file by:

#include <boost/math/distributions/binomial.hpp>

Since it is installed under the route of a high performance computing cluster, so I change the route to:

#include "/storage/icds/RISE/sw8/boost_1_81_0/boost/math/distributions/binomial.hpp"

However, within the binomial.hpp, there are other hpp files that I don't have the permission to alter their routes, so I failed to include the binomial.hpp.

Is there a way for me to include the package?

Solution

You are better off using the CRAN package BH together with Rcpp. See the Rcpp Gallery site for examples.

Here is a simple example that

accesses the header you list for the Binomial
show the first few lines of the Boost example for it
keeping it simple with no returns etc

You can Rcpp::sourceCpp(filename_here) it.

// [[Rcpp::depends(BH)]]

#include <boost/math/distributions/binomial.hpp>
using boost::math::binomial;

#include <Rcpp/Lighter>

// [[Rcpp::export]]
void mybinom(double success_fraction = 0.5, int flips = 10) {
    Rcpp::Rcout << "Using Binomial distribution to predict how many heads and tails." << std::endl;

    binomial flip(flips, success_fraction);

    Rcpp::Rcout << "From " << flips << " one can expect to get on average "
                << mean(flip) << " heads (or tails)." << std::endl
                << "Mode is " << mode(flip) << std::endl
                << "Standard deviation is " << standard_deviation(flip) << std::endl
                << "So about 2/3 will lie within 1 standard deviation and get between "
                <<  ceil(mean(flip) - standard_deviation(flip))  << " and "
                << floor(mean(flip) + standard_deviation(flip)) << " correct." << std::endl
                << "Skewness is " << skewness(flip) << std::endl;
}

/*** R
mybinom()
*/

Note, of course, that you can also get Binomial from R via Rcpp. That is also documented at the Rcpp Gallery.