[R] R binaries for IRIX, solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 and installating them anywhere

[Peter Cameron]

Hi,

I'm looking for the latest R binaries for IRIX and Solaris platforms. The SGI 
freeware site has a very old R binary available which is no good, and there's 
nothing on the Solaris freeware site.

We've developed a Java application that uses R and since we do not have 
access to all the platforms for which a Java VM exists, part of our 
installation procedure involves the configuration and compilation of the R 
source code (which in itself involves installing gcc).

Unfortunately, for various reasons we have been unable to get copies of 
compiled code from our clients. Can anyone help me here?


I've also been investigating the issues involved in taking a configured and 
compiled R distribution and assumming that it's not necessarily going to be 
installed in the default or --prefix-specified installation directory.

I found that for Linux and AIX, I could restrict a shipping R to just the 
lib/R/ directory and as long as the R_HOME environment variable is set (R is 
called from a Perl script), then it works. I ensured that no previously 
installed R distribution was being accessed. Will this strategy work for 
every UNIX platform?

My goal is to have the lib directory inside our Java application directory 
(which can be installed anywhere).

Cheers,
Peter
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