[Rd] Hiccup in installing R 2.2.0

[Rolf Turner]

Yesterday I downloaded R-2.2.0.tar.gz, gunzipped and untarred, and
did the usual ./configure and make.  Everything seemed to go smoothly
until it got to the bit about installing recommended packages.  It
got past ``spatial'' but turned up a fatal error in respect of the
``boot'' package.

Here is some of what appeared on the screen:

===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===
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  trls.influence                    text    html    latex   example
  trmat                             text    html    latex   example
  variogram                         text    html    latex   example
** building package indices ...
* DONE (spatial)
begin installing recommended package boot
* Installing *source* package 'boot' ...
mkdir: cannot create directory `/tmp/Rtmp9726': File exists
ERROR: cannot create temporary R session directory
ERROR: installing package DESCRIPTION failed
/home/faculty/rolf/Rinst/R-2.2.0/bin/INSTALL: test: argument expected
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `boot.ts'
Current working directory /homes/faculty/rolf/Rinst/R-2.2.0/src/library/Recommended
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `recommended-packages'
Current working directory /homes/faculty/rolf/Rinst/R-2.2.0/src/library/Recommended
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `stamp-recommended'
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The system I am working on is a ``sparc'' (from Sun) running
Solaris 2.9.

I checked on /tmp, and there was indeed a directory (empty) named
Rtmp9726, owned by another user on our system.  (It was dated October
7, 2005, i.e. about a week ago.)  Fortunately (???) I have superuser
priviledges, so I was able to remove this (empty) directory.  I then
tried ``make'' again, and this time it ran to completion.  So I'm
alright, Jack.  It would seem however that something is not
***quite*** as it should be in the installation procedure.  I thought
I'd just draw this to youse guys' attention. :-)

			cheers,

				Rolf Turner
				rolf at math.unb.ca