[R] problem with rgl package

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 05/05/2009 5:55 AM, Erin Hodgess wrote:
> Dear R People:
> 
> Here is something strange.  I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 with R 2.9.0.
> 
> I need to have the rgl package.  Here are my results from installing:
> 
>> install.packages("rgl")
> Warning in install.packages("rgl") :
>   argument 'lib' is missing: using '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library'
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
> trying URL 'http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu/src/contrib/rgl_0.84.tar.gz'
> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 1670659 bytes (1.6 Mb)
> opened URL
> ==================================================
> downloaded 1.6 Mb
> 
> * Installing *source* package 'rgl' ...
> checking for gcc... gcc -std=gnu99
> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of executables...
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 accepts -g... yes
> checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO C89... none needed
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -std=gnu99 -E
> checking for gcc... (cached) gcc -std=gnu99
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
> checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 accepts -g... (cached) yes
> checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed
> checking for libpng-config... yes
> configure: using libpng-config
> configure: using libpng dynamic linkage
> checking for X... no
> configure: error: X11 not found but required, configure aborted.
> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'rgl'
> ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/rgl'
> 
> The downloaded packages are in
> 	/tmp/RtmpiJh20a/downloaded_packages
> Warning message:
> In install.packages("rgl") :
>   installation of package 'rgl' had non-zero exit status
> 
> So presumably there is not an X11.  But when I put in "capabilities",
> it seems to be there.
> 
>> capabilities()
>     jpeg      png     tiff    tcltk      X11     aqua http/ftp  sockets
>     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE    FALSE     TRUE     TRUE
>   libxml     fifo   cledit    iconv      NLS  profmem    cairo
>     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE
> 
> Has anyone run into this, please?  What are the solutions, please?

Sounds as though you don't have the development libraries for X11, or 
perhaps the rgl configure script isn't finding them.  Do you have 
libx11-dev installed?

Duncan Murdoch