[R] Build Error on Opensolaris iconvlist

[Uwe Ligges]

Karun Gahlawat wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Trying to build R-2.8.1. while configuring, it throws error
> 
> ./configure
> 
> checking iconv.h usability... yes
> checking iconv.h presence... yes
> checking for iconv.h... yes
> checking for iconv... yes
> checking whether iconv accepts "UTF-8", "latin1" and "UCS-*"... no
> checking for iconvlist... no
> configure: error: --with-iconv=yes (default) and a suitable iconv is
> not available
> 
> I am confused.. sorry new to this..
> I can see the iconv binary, headers and libs all in the standard
> directory. Please help or redirect!


Please read the documentation, the R Installation and Administration 
manuals tells you:

"You will need GNU libiconv: the Solaris version of iconv is not 
sufficiently powerful. "

Uwe Ligges


> SunOS  5.11 snv_101b i86pc i386 i86pc
> 
> CC: Sun Ceres C++ 5.10 SunOS_i386 2008/10/22
> 
> 
> 
> Karun
> 
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