[R] Compilation of R under UBUNTU Edgy

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Sun, 12 Nov 2006, Cressoni, Massimo (NIH/NHLBI) [F] wrote:

>
> I am not able to compile R under ubuntu Edgy.
> ./configure error message is
> configure: error: --with-x=yes (default) and X11 headers/libs are not available
> I do not know which library is missing (I tried to install some X11 libs but were already on the system).

Please consult R-admin.html as the INSTALL file asks you to.  Almost 
certainly the explanation is there.

You didn't show us the previous messages, but very likely you are missing 
the X11 development package(s) and not a library.


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