[Rd] using zlib in a package: problems in windows

[Prof Brian Ripley]

gzprintf is not in Rzlib.dll.  It has been commented out in the R build.
So you will need to use you own copy of zlib.

On Tue, 20 May 2008, Ramon Diaz-Uriarte wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I am having trouble getting an R package to build and install
> correctly under Windows. In this package, which builds and checks OK
> under Linux, I use zlib (among other functions, gzprintf).
>
> As mentioned by Prof. Ripley a while back, the file "CHANGES" under
> src/gnuwin32 says explains that to, to use zlib, one has to set
> $(ZLIB_LIBS) in PKG_LIBS. I have a Makefile.win with just that.
>
> I have also downloaded the Windows toolset (Rtools.exe) which I have
> used to successfully build R-patched. However, I still cannot get the
> package to compile.
>
>> From the log, it seems that in fact the build is trying to use zlib,
> but the gzprintf symbol is not found. However, gzprintf is in the
> zlib.h header.  00install.out follows below.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> R.
>
> P.D. I am using Windows 2000 (under vmware).
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Making package RJaCGH ------------
>
>   **********************************************
>   WARNING: this package has a configure script
>         It probably needs manual configuration
>   **********************************************
>
>  adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
>  installing NAMESPACE file and metadata
>  making DLL ...
> making nnhl.d from nnhl.c
> gcc  -std=gnu99  -Ic:/R/R-patc~1/include     -O3 -Wall  -c nnhl.c -o nnhl.o
> windres --preprocessor="gcc -E -xc -DRC_INVOKED" -I
> c:/R/R-patc~1/include  -i RJaCGH_res.rc -o RJaCGH_res.o
> gcc  -std=gnu99  -shared -s  -o RJaCGH.dll RJaCGH.def nnhl.o
> RJaCGH_res.o  -Lc:/R/R-patc~1/bin -lRzlib   -lR
> nnhl.o:nnhl.c:(.text+0x138f): undefined reference to `gzprintf'
> nnhl.o:nnhl.c:(.text+0x13ae): undefined reference to `gzprintf'
> nnhl.o:nnhl.c:(.text+0x13d2): undefined reference to `gzprintf'
> nnhl.o:nnhl.c:(.text+0x13f6): undefined reference to `gzprintf'
> nnhl.o:nnhl.c:(.text+0x1415): undefined reference to `gzprintf'
> nnhl.o:nnhl.c:(.text+0x1451): more undefined references to `gzprintf' follow
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[3]: *** [RJaCGH.dll] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [srcDynlib] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [pkg-RJaCGH] Error 2
> *** Installation of RJaCGH failed ***
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
> Statistical Computing Team
> Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme
> Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO)
> http://ligarto.org/rdiaz
>
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