[R] can't install r package on debian due to linker problem

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Robert Sams wrote:

> hi,
>
> my attempt to install the package Hmisc v3.0-1 fails with the message:
>
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lfrtbegin
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [Hmisc.so] Error 1
> ERROR: compilation failed for package 'Hmisc'
>
> i'm at a loss here. any hints will be very much appreciated.
>
> i'm running:
>
> debian stable
> R version 2.0.1
> gcc 2.95.4-14
> g77 2.95.4-14
> binutils 2.12.90.0.1-4

Edit R_HOME/etc/Makeconf and remove -lfrtbegin from FLIBS.  It is not 
needed, and 2.1.0 will work that out.

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