[Rd] Matrix package: compilation error

[Rainer Hurling]

Thanks, Brian and Martin,

I think you are both right, Matrix tries to use BSD make (/usr/bin/make) 
on FreeBSD instead of GNU make (/usr/local/bin/gmake).

Sorry, but I don't know how to persuade the configure script to use 
gmake :-(

Rainer


Prof Brian Ripley schrieb:
> This is because of the GNUism in Matrix/src/Makefile
> 
> ## get rid of this, once we have 'Depends: R (>= 2.5.0)':
> ifeq (, $(findstring -lRlapack, $(LAPACK_LIBS)))
> SOURCES_LAPACK =
> else
> SOURCES_LAPACK = zpotf2.f zpotrf.f zlacgv.f
> endif
> 
> I guess you know what you need to do to fix it for BSD make?
> 
> On Sat, 31 Mar 2007, Rainer Hurling wrote:
> 
>> Trying to compile the package Matrix_0.9975-11.tar.gz with newest
>> R-2.5.0 alpha (2007-03-31 r40986) on FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT (i386) I get
>> the following error:
>>
>> -----
>> R CMD INSTALL Matrix_0.9975-11.tar.gz
>> * Installing to library '/usr/local/lib/R/library'
>> * Installing *source* package 'Matrix' ...
>> ** libs
>> ** arch -
>> "Makefile", line 10: Missing dependency operator
>> "Makefile", line 12: Need an operator
>> "Makefile", line 14: Need an operator
>> make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
>> ERROR: compilation failed for package 'Matrix'
>> ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/library/Matrix'
>> -----
>>
>>
>> Under FreeBSD I have installed the LAPACK package (3.0.2) with library
>> at location
>>
>> /usr/local/lib/liblapack.so.4
>>
>> Is it possible that the Makefile of package Matrix fails because of that?
> 
> Not used unless you asked for it during R's configure.
>