[R] R 2.9.0 on AIX 5.3: Error: Invalid DESCRIPTION file

[Loris Bennett]

Hi,

I am trying to install R 2.9.0 on AIX 5.3. During the 'make' run I get
the following error:

   Error: Invalid DESCRIPTION file

   Invalid Priority field.
   Packages with priorities 'base' or 'recommended' or 'defunct-base' must
   already be known to R.

   See the information on DESCRIPTION files in section 'Creating R
   packages' of the 'Writing R Extensions' manual.
   Execution halted

Any ideas? Full output below.

Thanks

Loris

Here is the full output of 'make':

   Target "R" is up to date.
   Target "R" is up to date.
   Target "R" is up to date.
   Target "R" is up to date.
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "libbz2.a" is up to date.
   Target "all" is up to date.
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "libpcre.a" is up to date.
   Target "all" is up to date.
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "libz.a" is up to date.
   Target "all" is up to date.
   Target "R" is up to date.
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "libappl.a" is up to date.
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "libnmath.a" is up to date.
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "libunix.a" is up to date.
           xlc_r -q64 -I. -I../../src/include -I../../src/include
           -I/usr/lpp/X11/include/X11 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -O -qstrict
           -DR_HOME='"/opt/sw/install/R-2.9.0"' -o Rscript ./Rscript.c
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   /opt/sw/install/R-2.9.0/bin/exec/R is unchanged
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "internet.so" is up to date.
   Target "all" is up to date.
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "libRlapack.so" is up to date.
   /opt/sw/install/R-2.9.0/lib/libRlapack.so is unchanged
   Target "lapack.so" is up to date.
   Target "all" is up to date.
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "vfonts.so" is up to date.
   Target "all" is up to date.
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   Target "R_X11.so" is up to date.
   building system startup profile
   building package 'base'
   all.R is unchanged
   building package 'tools'
   all.R is unchanged
   Target "Makedeps" is up to date.
   ../../../../library/tools/libs/tools.so is unchanged
   Error: Invalid DESCRIPTION file

   Invalid Priority field.
   Packages with priorities 'base' or 'recommended' or 'defunct-base' must
   already be known to R.

   See the information on DESCRIPTION files in section 'Creating R
   packages' of the 'Writing R Extensions' manual.
   Execution halted
   make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


   Stop.
   make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


   Stop.
   make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


   Stop.
   make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


   Stop.

-- 
Dr. Loris Bennett
Computer Centre
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany