[R] problem installing Rpmi : mpi.h...Found in /usr/include/lam, yet "libmpi not found"

[nicolas bertin]

I cannot manage to install Rmpi_0.5-3
... using the regular "Rshell" install.packages("Rpmi")

I followed the advice of Martin to run the shell install command and
specify the location of mpi (located in "/usr/lib64/lam/" on my machine)
That is :
R CMD  INSTALL --configure-args="--with-mpi=/usr/lib64/lam"
R/Rmpi_0.5-3.tar.gz 

But still get the following error
	* Installing *source* package 'Rmpi' ...	
	Try to find mpi.h ...
	Found in /usr/include/lam
	Try to find libmpi or libmpich ...
	checking for main in -lmpi... no
	libmpi not found. exiting...
	ERROR: configuration failed for package 'Rmpi'
	** Removing '/usr/lib64/R/library/Rmpi'

Is there anything I do wrong, or any advice on what to check to figure
out the source of my problem?

Thank you for your help

Nicolas Bertin 
GSC / RIKEN Yokohama


> Hi Nicolas --
> 
> Please consider posting your problem and eventual solution to the R
> list serv, so others can benefit.
> 
> Is this Rmpi_0.5-3 ? The messages do not quite look consistent. How
> are you installing Rmpi? It might be necessary to do so from the
> command line, e.g. with
> 
> R CMD  INSTALL --configure-args="--with-mpi=/path/to/mpi" Rmpi
> 
> where /path/to/mpi is such that /path/to/mpi/include /path/to/mpi/lib,
> etc exists

> >   I would like to try to use Rmpi as you advised me but I have some
> > problem to install this package.
> > The MPI installed on my machine was openmpi and upon installing Rmpi I
> > got the following error
> > 	checking mpi.h usability... no
> > 	checking mpi.h presence... no
> > 	checking for mpi.h... no
> > 	Try to find libmpi or libmpich ...
> > 	checking for main in -lmpi... no
> > 	libmpi not found. exiting...
> >
> >    I could read that there are some issue with openmpi and proceed to
> > get remove openmpi and install lam/mpi instead.
> > LAM/mpi seems to work fine but I now get the following error message
> > upon installing Rmpi
> > 	checking mpi.h usability... yes
> > 	checking mpi.h presence... yes
> > 	checking for mpi.h... yes
> > 	Try to find libmpi or libmpich ...
> > 	checking for main in -lmpi... no
> > 	libmpi not found. exiting...
> >
> >   Do you have any advice on what went possibly be wrong ?