[R] Problem of installing Matrix

[Prof Brian Ripley]

>From the DESCRIPTION for Matrix:

SystemRequirements:   GNU make

Presumably you have a BSD make on your FreeBSD system.  This has come up 
before, and FreeBSD users have succeeded with GNU make.


On Sat, 7 Jun 2008, ronggui wrote:

> [wincent at PC-BSD]export MAKE=gmake
> [wincent at PC-BSD]sudo R
> .....
>> install.packages("Matrix")
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
> trying URL 'http://bibs.snu.ac.kr/R/src/contrib/Matrix_0.999375-9.tar.gz'
> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 1483674 bytes (1.4 Mb)
> opened URL
> ==================================================
> downloaded 1.4 Mb
>
> /usr/local/lib/R/library
> * Installing *source* package 'Matrix' ...
> ** libs
> ** arch -
> "Makefile", line 8: Need an operator
> "Makefile", line 13: Need an operator
> "Makefile", line 16: Need an operator
> "Makefile", line 27: Need an operator
> "Makefile", line 29: Need an operator
> "Makefile", line 31: Need an operator
> make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
> ERROR: compilation failed for package 'Matrix'
> ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/library/Matrix'
>
> The downloaded packages are in
> 	/tmp/Rtmpq3enyj/downloaded_packages
> Updating HTML index of packages in '.Library'
> Warning message:
> In install.packages("Matrix") :
>  installation of package 'Matrix' had non-zero exit status
>>
>
>> sessionInfo()
> R version 2.6.1 (2007-11-26)
> i386-portbld-freebsd7.0
>
> locale:
> zh_CN.eucCN/zh_CN.eucCN/C/C/C/C
>
> attached base packages:
> [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base
>
> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> [1] rcompgen_0.1-17 tcltk_2.6.1     tools_2.6.1
>
>> R.version
>               _
> platform       i386-portbld-freebsd7.0
> arch           i386
> os             freebsd7.0
> system         i386, freebsd7.0
> status
> major          2
> minor          6.1
> year           2007
> month          11
> day            26
> svn rev        43537
> language       R
> version.string R version 2.6.1 (2007-11-26)
>
> -- 
> HUANG Ronggui, Wincent http://ronggui.huang.googlepages.com/
> Bachelor of Social Work, Fudan University, China
> Master of sociology, Fudan University, China
> Ph.D. Candidate, CityU of HK.
>
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