[R] Error building R 2-5.2.1 on Sun Solaris 8

[Mike Box]

As shown below, the build process fails with only vague messages,
leaving me clueless as to how to resolve.

Thanks, in advance, for any help that you may offer.

Mike

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# ./configure --prefix=/SOURCES/R-2.5.1 --with-iconv=no
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R is now configured for sparc-sun-solaris2.8

Source directory: .
Installation directory: /SOURCES/R-2.5.1

C compiler: gcc -std=gnu99 -g -O2
Fortran 77 compiler: g77 -g -O2

C++ compiler: g++ -g -O2
Fortran 90/95 compiler: f95 -g
Obj-C compiler: -g -O2

Interfaces supported: X11
External libraries: readline
Additional capabilities: NLS
Options enabled: shared BLAS, R profiling, Java

Recommended packages: yes

configure: WARNING: you cannot build info or HTML versions of the R manuals

# make
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* Installing *source* package 'MASS' ...
** libs
gcc -std=gnu99 -I/reserve/R-2.5.1/include -I/reserve/R-2.5.1/include
-I/usr/local/include -fPIC -g -O2 -c MASS.c -o MASS.o
gcc -std=gnu99 -I/reserve/R-2.5.1/include -I/reserve/R-2.5.1/include
-I/usr/local/include -fPIC -g -O2 -c lqs.c -o lqs.o
gcc -std=gnu99 -G -L/usr/local/lib -o MASS.so MASS.o lqs.o
** R
** data
** moving datasets to lazyload DB
** inst
** preparing package for lazy loading
** help
Can't use an undefined value as filehandle reference at
/reserve/R-2.5.1/share/perl/R/Rdconv.pm line 78.
>>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'MASS'
Formats: text html latex example
ERROR: building help failed for package 'MASS'
** Removing '/reserve/R-2.5.1/library/MASS'
** Removing '/reserve/R-2.5.1/library/class'
** Removing '/reserve/R-2.5.1/library/nnet'
** Removing '/reserve/R-2.5.1/library/spatial'
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `VR.ts'
Current working directory /reserve/R-2.5.1/src/library/Recommended
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `recommended-packages'
Current working directory /reserve/R-2.5.1/src/library/Recommended
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `stamp-recommended'
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