[R] installing problems

[Uwe Ligges]

Xyoby Chavez wrote:
> hi every body.
> 
> Im new in this program. Im traying to install R in linux suse10.0 in
> two following form:
> 
>  a)   with the file R-2.5.0.tar.gz
> 
>  b)   and the rpm file :  R-base-2.5.0-2.1.i586.rpm
> 
> ******  In the first case a) when i uncompressed  and type:
> 
> linux:/opt/R/R-2.5.0 # ./configure
> 
> the followind message is showed
> 
> 
> linux:/opt/R/R-2.5.0 # ./configure
> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> loading site script './config.site'
> loading build specific script './config.site'
> checking for pwd... /bin/pwd
> checking whether builddir is srcdir... yes
> .
> .
> .
> checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes
> checking readline/history.h usability... no
> checking readline/history.h presence... no
> checking for readline/history.h... no
> checking readline/readline.h usability... no
> checking readline/readline.h presence... no
> checking for readline/readline.h... no
> checking for rl_callback_read_char in -lreadline... no
> checking for main in -lncurses... yes
> checking for rl_callback_read_char in -lreadline... no
> checking for history_truncate_file... no
> configure: error: --with-readline=yes (default) and headers/libs are
> not available


As the message tells you: You need to install readline headers and libs.

Uwe Ligges




> linux:/opt/R/R-2.5.0 #
> 
> after that i try to do :
> 
> linux:/opt/R/R-2.5.0 # make
> make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
> 
> i installed :  xorg-x11-devel   and  libpng-devel ,    suggested by somebody
> and nothing.
> 
> ******Affter with  b)  tray to install with the YAST. It installed
> without errors, but when i try to run R the following message is
> showed:
> 
> /usr/lib/R/bin/exec/R: error while loading shared libraries:
> libgfortran.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
> directory
> 
> then  i do
> 
> linux:/usr/lib # ln /opt/gnat/lib/libgfortran.so libgfortran.so.0
> 
> it also doesnt work.
> 
> Thanks for yor help
> 
> Xyoby Chavez P
> Lima Peru
> 
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