[R] User error (was Sun Solaris install error)

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 cgp16 at columbia.edu wrote:

> 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.

Either supply readline libs/header or set --with-readline=no.

DO read the INSTALL file and follow its advice.  This is all in TFM.

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