[R] Installation problem

[Shinhan Shiu]

I am trying to install R-2.3.0 on a 64bit linux box and encounter 
several error during the make step. I'd appreciate any help. Error 
messages follow:

[root at calculon R-2.3.0]# make
make[4]: Entering directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/src/modules/lapack'
gcc -shared -L/usr/local/lib64  -o libRlapack.so dlamc.o dlapack0.o 
dlapack1.o dlapack2.o dlapack3.o cmplx.o -lf77blas -latlas -lg2c -lm -lgcc_s
/usr/bin/ld: 
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/3.4.4/../../../../lib64/libf77blas.a(xerbla.o): 
relocation R_X86_64_32 against `a local symbol' can not be used when 
making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/3.4.4/../../../../lib64/libf77blas.a: 
could not read symbols: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[4]: *** [libRlapack.so] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/src/modules/lapack'
make[3]: *** [R] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/src/modules/lapack'
make[2]: *** [R] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/src/modules'
make[1]: *** [R] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/src'
make: *** [R] Error 1

[root at calculon R-2.3.0]# make check FORCE=FORCE
make[1]: Entering directory `/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests'
make[2]: Entering directory `/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests'
make[3]: Entering directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests/Examples'
make[4]: Entering directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests/Examples'
make[4]: `Makedeps' is up to date.
make[4]: Leaving directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests/Examples'
make[4]: Entering directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests/Examples'
whereami? at ../../tools/Rdnewer.pl line 26.
make[4]: *** No rule to make target `../../src/library/base/all.R', 
needed by `base-Ex.Rout'.  Stop.
make[4]: Leaving directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests/Examples'
make[3]: *** [test-Examples-Base] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory 
`/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests/Examples'
make[2]: *** [test-Examples] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests'
make[1]: *** [test-all-basics] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/state/partition1/apps/packages/R-2.3.0/tests'
make: *** [check] Error 2


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 Shin-Han Shiu
 Michigan State University
 Dept. Plant Biology
 S-306 Plan Biolody Bldg.
 East Lansing, MI 48824-1312
 (O) 517-353-7196
 (L) 517-353-7244
 shius<at>msu<dot>edu
 http://shiulab.plantbiology.msu.edu
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