[Rd] Matrix package: compilation error

[Andrew Robinson]

Hi Rainer,

check the following post for an alternative solution:

http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/06/01/18908.html

if you would like more detailed instructions, let me know.

Andrew


On Sat, Mar 31, 2007 at 10:10:45PM +0200, Rainer Hurling wrote:
> 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.
> >
> 
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