[R] R an AIX

[Prof Brian Ripley]

Did you look in config.log for more information about the error?
It looks like you cannot even run your compiler.

(This is not really an R question, and off-topic for R-help: see the 
posting guide.)

On Tue, 1 Aug 2006, kamil Marcinkowski wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> I am having trouble with installing the latest R on AIX 5.3, I can't  
> even configure.
> 
> > checking how to get verbose linking output from /usr/vac/bin/ 
> > xlf_r... configure: WARNING: compilation failed
> >
> > checking for Fortran libraries of /usr/vac/bin/xlf_r...
> > checking how to get verbose linking output from /usr/vac/bin/ 
> > xlc_r... -v
> > checking for C libraries of /usr/vac/bin/xlc_r...  -L/usr/vac/lib - 
> > lxlopt -L/usr/lib/threads -lpthreads
> > checking for dummy main to link with Fortran libraries... none
> > checking for Fortran name-mangling scheme... configure: error:  
> > cannot compile a simple Fortran program
> 
> 
> Has anyone installed R-2.3.1 on AIX 5.3 using the native complier 
> (xlc_r)?
> If so would you send which flags and options did you use?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kamil
> 
> Kamil Marcinkowski                   Westgrid System Administrator
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