[R] help

[Ista Zahn]

Hi Fredrick,
Is there a reason you need to compile the source code? If not, I
recommend following the instillation instructions on CRAN. OpenSuse
instructions are at http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/suse/

Best,
Ista

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 7:43 AM, fredrick devadoss
<fredrick_isro at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I am new to R and tried to install R in Linux system (OS: Open SUSE).
> After untar the source code, changed the directory, and typed the
> command ./configure, it was checking a list...finally it gave an error
> message. Here with i have enclosed the error message.
>
> Check-list goes like this:
>
> checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
> checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
> checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/i586-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
> checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
> checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
> checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
> checking whether to build static libraries... no
> checking for gfortran option to produce PIC... -fPIC
> checking if gfortran PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
> checking if gfortran static flag -static works... yes
> checking if gfortran supports -c -o file.o... yes
> checking if gfortran supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
> checking whether the gfortran linker (/usr/i586-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
> checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
> checking for cos in -lm... yes
> checking for sin in -lm... yes
> checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes
> checking readline/history.h usability... no
> checking readline/history.h presence... no
> checking for readline/history.h... no
> checking readline/readline.h usability... no
> checking readline/readline.h presence... no
> checking for readline/readline.h... no
> checking for rl_callback_read_char in -lreadline... no
> checking for main in -lncurses... yes
> checking for rl_callback_read_char in -lreadline... no
> checking for history_truncate_file... no
> configure: error: --with-readline=yes (default) and headers/libs are not available
>
> Can anyone help me in this regard?
>
> Expecting your reply and thanks in advance.
>
> Warm regards
> Fredrick.
>
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Ista Zahn
Graduate student
University of Rochester
Department of Clinical and Social Psychology
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