[R] 1.8.1 Make problem on SunOS

[Michael Ash]

I am trying to make R-1.8.1 on (SunOS shell1 5.8 Generic_108528-15 sun4u sparc SUNW,UltraAX-i2). I did
./configure
make
Configure output seems ok.  The make proceeds until the following line appears, repeated indefinitely (until I break):

./config.status: ./confstat28489-19881/subs.frag: cannot overwrite existing file

I suspect that this may involve write permissions (and maybe
the umask set in config.status). I am attempting the make in
a directory where I have rwx permission.  (I've also tried
this with "./configure --prefix=/home/me" with the same
result.  I don't have superuser permission on the machine in
question and am planning to install R to my home directory.)

Any suggestions?

Thank you very much.

Best regards,

Michael Ash, Assistant Professor
  of Economics and Public Policy
Department of Economics and CPPA
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
Tel 413-545-6329 Fax 413-545-2921
Email mash at econs.umass.edu
http://people.umass.edu/maash