[R] compiler cannot create executables

[Rob Dunne]

Hi Dick,

Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
>>>
>>> %sudo R CMD INSTALL --no-configure e1071_1.5-16.tar.gz
>> This statement of your conflicts with the msg you show below. Do you,
>> or don't you, succeed?
>>

sorry If my posting wasn't clear

%sudo R CMD INSTALL --no-configure e1071_1.5-16.tar.gz   -- works

%sudo R CMD INSTALL e1071_1.5-16.tar.gz   -- gives th error message


>> Please try 
>>
>>        $ sudo apt-get install r-base-dev

r-base-dev is already the newest version.

>>
>> as you seem to missing g++, and probably a host of other things.
> 
> I don't have access to a 'breezy' box anymore but what it could be is
> that R expects a different compiler version then the system has as
> default -- g++-4.0 vs g++-3.4.
> 
> What does 'grep g++ /etc/R/Makeconf' yield?
> 
CXX = g++
CXXCPP = g++ -E
SHLIB_CXXLD = g++


I unpacked the package and ran the configure script. It runs with no 
problems.

%tar -xzf e1071_1.5-16.tar.gz
% cd e1071/
% ./configure
checking for C++ compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C++ compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes

Bye and thanks
Rob