[R] installing problems

[Prof Brian Ripley]

INSTALL says

   The main source of information on installation is the `R Installation
   and Administration Manual', an HTML copy of which is available as file
   `doc/html/R-admin.html'.  Please read that before installing R.  But
   if you are impatient, read on but please refer to the manual to
   resolve any problems.

The 'problem' is discussed in detail in that manual.


On Thu, 31 May 2007, dohyedan wrote:

>
> Would like to share that I am having the exact same problem running on Ubuntu
> 7.04 trying to install the R-2.5.0.tar.gz file
>
> After trying './configure' I also get the same error message:
> configure: error: --with-readline=yes (default) and headers/libs are
> not available
>
> Hope some one can help us out on this one
> Cheers,
> Daniel
>
>
> 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
>> 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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>
>

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