[R] compile problems on solairs 8

[ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk]

You need to use a current X11R6, which on Solaris is under /usr/openwin.

X11R5 is about a decade old, AFAIR, so no wonder R's configure does not 
check for it.

On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Colin Devine wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am having a problem compiling R versions 1.6.1 or .16.2 on a Solaris 8
> machine.  It sees to have problems with an X11 module.  Here is the
> relevant output:
> 
> make[4]: Entering directory `/pkg-ling/src/R-1.6.2/src/modules/X11'
> gcc -I. -I../../../src/include -I../../../src/include
> -I/pkg/X11R5/include -I/usr/local/include -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -fPIC  -g -O2
> -c dataentry.c -o dataentry.lo
> dataentry.c: In function `doSpreadKey':
> dataentry.c:1194: `XK_Page_Up' undeclared (first use in this function)
> dataentry.c:1194: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> dataentry.c:1194: for each function it appears in.)
> dataentry.c:1198: `XK_Page_Down' undeclared (first use in this function)
> make[4]: *** [dataentry.lo] Error 1
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/pkg-ling/src/R-1.6.2/src/modules/X11'
> make[3]: *** [R] Error 2
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/pkg-ling/src/R-1.6.2/src/modules/X11'
> make[2]: *** [R] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/pkg-ling/src/R-1.6.2/src/modules'
> make[1]: *** [R] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/pkg-ling/src/R-1.6.2/src'
> make: *** [R] Error 1
> bash-2.02#
> 
> 
> I have searched the archives without luck and the X libraries are found:
> 
> checking for X... libraries /pkg/X11R5/lib, headers /pkg/X11R5/include
> 
> Thanks in advance for your assistance.
> 
> --Colin Devine
> 
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