[R] Unable to make bitmapdll files on windows 7 64 bit machine

[arnholtat at appstate.edu]

Thanks for all of the replies.  For me at least, it turns out I had to manually set permissions in the bitmap folder, 
and the three folders (jpeg-8a, libpng, and libtiff).  Works fine now.

Alan-

----- Original Message -----
From: Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com>
Date: Friday, April 23, 2010 4:48 am
Subject: Re: [R] Unable to make bitmapdll files on windows 7 64 bit machine
To: arnholtat at appstate.edu
Cc: r-help at r-project.org

> On 22/04/2010 2:03 PM, arnholtat at appstate.edu wrote:
> > I am trying to build a windows 32 bit version of R 2.11.0 from 
> source on a machine running
> >  windows 7 - 64 bit while running as the machine's administrator.
> > I am able to run "make all recommended"...However, once I attempt 
> to build the bitmap files I get the following:
> >
> > C:\Rsource\R-2.11.0\src\gnuwin32>make bitmapdll
> > make -C bitmap
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/Rsource/R-
> 2.11.0/src/gnuwin32/bitmap'> make CC='gcc -std=gnu99' AR='ar' \
> >   CFLAGS="-O3 -I../../../extra/zlib -DPNG_NO_MMX_CODE" \
> >   RANLIB=ranlib ZLIBLIB=../../../extra/zlib -C libpng \
> >   -f scripts/makefile.mingw prefix=foo libpng.a
> > gcc -std=gnu99 -c -O3 -I../../../extra/zlib -DPNG_NO_MMX_CODE -o 
> png.o png.c
> > Assembler messages:
> > Fatal error: can't create png.o: Permission denied
> > make[3]: *** [png.o] Error 1
> > make[2]: *** [buildpng] Error 2
> > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/c/Rsource/R-
> 2.11.0/src/gnuwin32/bitmap'> make: *** [bitmapdll] Error 2
> >
> > Any suggestions/hints on what I am messing up are most 
> appreciated.  
> >   
> 
> You  need to check the permissions on the files installed by the 
> Rtools 
> installer.  From the look of it, you are missing some permissions 
> on the 
> src/gnuwin32/bitmap/libpng directory, or one of its parents.  In 
> Unix 
> terms, you need read-write-execute permission on all of those 
> directories, and I think the Rtools installer is not currently 
> giving 
> you that.  You can run "ls -l" to see what permissions you've got; 
> ls is 
> in the Rtools.  I forget how you change permissions in Windows 7 
> without 
> chmod, but I think it's a matter of working with the Properties you 
> see 
> when you right click the file.  (Or you can install Cygwin, and 
> then 
> you'll get chmod.)
> 
> Duncan Murdoch
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Alan-
> >
> > Alan T. Arnholt
> > Professor and Assistant Chair
> > Department of Mathematical Sciences
> > Appalachian State University
> > T:(828)262-2863
> > F:(828)265-8617
> > http://www1.appstate.edu/~arnholta/
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Alan T. Arnholt
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Appalachian State University
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