[R] Re: 1.8.1 Make problem on SunOS

[Michael Ash]

OK, I solved my problem in case anyone is still interested.

I have set noclobber (don't redirect ">" on top of an
existing file) in .bashrc.  The problem didn't clear up
until I commented the line out of .bashrc.  I tried turning
the option off in the shell in which I was attempting to
make R, but to no avail.  Only commenting the noclobber line
out of .bashrc resolved the problem.  Then "make" worked
like a charm.

It took way too long, but it's so satisfying when you crack
a problem like that.

Best,

Michael Ash
mash at econs.umass.edu

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, Michael Ash wrote:

>
> 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