[R] Problems with arrow keys

[Andrew Criswell]

Hello:

I just built R-1.8.0 on my Linux-Mandrake 9.0 using the commands,

./configure --enable-R-shlib
make
make install

It all seems to have gone fine.  But when I open R and use the arrow 
keys to try to go back to previous lines, it doesn't work.  What I get 
instead is something like.

 > ^[[A^[[A^[[A^[[A^[[A

I didn't have this problem when I installed R-1.7.1 as rpm.  I could 
make use of the arrow keys.

Help!

ANDREW