[Rd] R on AIX?

[Susan R. Atlas]

Hi,
   Last year our systems group tried to install R on an IBM
p5-570 machine (16 nodes, 256 GB shared RAM), running AIX 5.3.   They
ran into all sorts of difficulties and finally gave up.
   I am interested in trying again (and working with an IBM support
group if necessary), but before embarking on this odyssey I was
wondering if anyone on this list has ever successfully run
R on a similar architecture/AIX OS?   If so, is there any
kind of cribsheet or other underground documentation that we could
consult to get around any AIX peculiarities?
   Given IBM's long-term interest in the Life Sciences, it seems hard to
believe that R would not be supported on this platform, but
that is what we heard through the grapevine.
   Thanks for any thoughts/help with this.
    - Susan

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 Susan R. Atlas
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