[R] Problem installing rgdal from source -- Makevars issue

[Roger Bivand]

On Mon, 22 May 2006, Thomas Adams wrote:

> List:
> 
> I have installed R, contributed packages, and supporting libraries in a 
> non-standard location (but under the same sub-directory tree). This was 
> necessary for systems reasons beyond my control. When I attempt to use 
> Makevars (as shown below) to install rgdal from source, I get the 
> following error:
> 
> R CMD INSTALL rgdal_0.4-3.tar.gz

This is a rather specific question, I'll reply off-list tomorrow (my
time), because the advice given in the output you can see doesn't help.
The ./configure file cannot know that the rgdal/src/Makevars file has been
set manually, and carries on stopping you. 

Questions like this can preferably be sent directly to the package 
maintainer.

Roger

> .
> .
> .
> checking proj_api.h usability... no
> checking proj_api.h presence... no
> checking for proj_api.h... no
> libproj.a and proj_api.h not found in standard search locations,
> edit src/Makevars manually, adding -I<directory with proj_api.h>
> to PKG_CPPFLAGS = , and -L<directory with libproj.a> to PKG_LIBS =
> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'rgdal'
> ** Removing '/awips/rep/lx/local_apps/R/lib/R/library/rgdal'
> ** Restoring previous '/awips/rep/lx/local_apps/R/lib/R/library/rgdal'
> 
> I get this error regardless of where I put the Makevars file: 
> $HOME/.R/Makevars, in the local build directory, or in the rgdal source 
> directory src/Makevars runing ./configure
> 
> My Makevars contains this:
> 
> PKG_CPPFLAGS = -I/awips/rep/lx/local_apps/proj4/include
> PKG_LIBS = -L/awips/rep/lx/local_apps/proj4/lib
> 
> I have also tried using the file name: Makevars and 
> Makevars-i686-pc-linux-gnu
> 
> I'm sure I am doing *something* wrong; any suggestions?
> 
> Regards,
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> 

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