hi, >> root 492034 336504 0 14:34:36 pts/11 0:00 sh /gpfs1/home/shivali/gang/R-3.1.1/lib/R/bin/Rcmd INSTALL Matrix maybe sh running is not good. please install bash. CONFIG_SHELL=/boo/foo/bash before running `configure && make'. -- Best Regards, -- Eiji NAKAMA <nakama (a) ki.rim.or.jp> "\u4e2d\u9593\u6804\u6cbb" <nakama (a) ki.rim.or.jp>