[R] Sun Solaris install error

[cgp16@columbia.edu]

Hi.

I am trying to install R-2.1.0 under a Sun platform.

I used tar and then when I type

./configure MAKE=gmake I get the following error:

configure: error: --with-readline=yes (default) and headers/libs are
not available

I would appreciate any help and suggestions.

Best regards,
Cristian Pasarica, Ph.D.
cgp16 at columbia.edu

More detailed (a part of the MAKE log):
checking if the linker (/usr/ccs/bin/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking for /usr/ccs/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/ccs/bin/nm -p
checking how to recognise dependent libraries... pass_all
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... no
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking dlfcn.h usability... yes
checking dlfcn.h presence... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 262144
checking command to parse /usr/ccs/bin/nm -p output from gcc
object... ok
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for strip... strip
checking if gcc static flag  works... yes
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/ccs/bin/ld) supports shared
libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... solaris2.8 ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... no
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
configure: creating libtool
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/ccs/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/ccs/bin/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/ccs/bin/ld) supports shared
libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/ccs/bin/ld) supports shared
libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... solaris2.8 ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... no
appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
checking for g77 option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g77 PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g77 supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g77 linker (/usr/ccs/bin/ld) supports shared
libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... solaris2.8 ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... no
checking whether makeinfo version is at least 4.7... no
configure: WARNING: you cannot build info or html versions of the R
manuals
checking for cos in -lm... yes
checking for sin in -lm... yes
checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes
checking readline/history.h usability... no
checking readline/history.h presence... no
checking for readline/history.h... no
checking readline/readline.h usability... no
checking readline/readline.h presence... no
checking for readline/readline.h... no
checking for rl_callback_read_char in -lreadline... no
checking for main in -lncurses... no
checking for main in -ltermcap... yes
checking for rl_callback_read_char in -lreadline... no
checking for history_truncate_file... no
configure: error: --with-readline=yes (default) and headers/libs are
not available