[Rd] Re: Matrix Package for R

[Douglas Bates]

You will need both the Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines (BLAS) and a
version of Lapack to install the Matrix package.  I'm not sure if
pre-compiled versions are available for Solaris 7.  I believe that is
a rather old version of the Sun OS.

After R-1.7.0 is released in April, 2003 it should be possible to use
the Matrix package on any platform with R as Brian Ripley has
incorporated Lapack sources into the development version of R.

I am sending a copy of this reply to the R-devel@R-project.org list in
case someone reading that list can advise you on how to install Lapack
and BLAS on Solaris 7

Tao Hou <thou_69@yahoo.com> writes:

> I try to install Matrix package for R on my Sun Machine. The OS is Solaris 7
> Sparc Version.
> 
> I conduct the following error message:
> 
> bash-2.05# R INSTALL Matrix_0.3-21.tar.gz 
> * Installing *source* package 'Matrix' ...
> checking for gcc... gcc
...
> ng for sgemm_... no
> checking for ATL_xerbla in -latlas... no
> checking for sgemm_ in -lblas... no
> checking for sgemm_ in -lcxml... no
> checking for sgemm_ in -ldxml... no
> checking for sgemm_ in -lscs... no
> checking for sgemm_ in -lcomplib.sgimath... no
> checking for sgemm_ in -lblas... (cached) no
> checking for sgemm_ in -lblas... (cached) no
> configure: error: could not find your BLAS library
> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'Matrix'
> 
> could you tell me what is BLAS libray?