[Rd] dyn.load in linux: missing libraries?

[Peter Dalgaard]

Tyler Smith <tyler.smith at mail.mcgill.ca> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I've just about got myself transferred from windowsXP to Linux (Mepis 
> 3.3.1-1). I've got R 2.1.1, emacs, and ess running from the debian 
> repositories. Of course, there is a hitch. I have a bit of C code in one 
> of my personal functions. I have, apparently without problem, been able 
> to compile it using R CMD SHLIB, but when I try to dyn.load it I get the 
> following error:
> 
>  > dyn.load("Cfiles/Neutral/Bell2000.dll")
> Error in dyn.load(x, as.logical(local), as.logical(now)) :
>     unable to load shared library 
> '/home/tyler/RWorkingDirectory/Cfiles/Neutral/Bell2000.dll':
>   /home/tyler/RWorkingDirectory/Cfiles/Neutral/Bell2000.dll: invalid ELF 
> header
> 
> I take this to mean one of the required libraries is either not loaded 
> or not updated. Or, I've overlooked something. Can anyone point me to a 
> solution? I tried updating my perl files, and I haven't found anything 
> using the R Site Search...

Nope, the missing library is the one that you're trying to load.
Dynamic libraries are not called .dll on Linux, but rather .so...

You should probably read up on "Writing R Extensions", including the
hints on how to write portable code (use library.dynam).

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