[R] Where is the tcltk package?

[Phil Spector]

Rolf -
    In order for R to build with tcltk support, the tcl/tk development
packages need to be available when R is configured.  This command

apt-get install tcl8.5-dev tk8.5-dev

will install the necessary development packages, but you'll need to
reconfigure and rebuild R in order to get tcltk support,
                                                  - Phil


On Fri, 8 Apr 2011, Rolf Turner wrote:

> On 08/04/11 12:40, Erik Iverson wrote:
>> On 04/07/2011 07:32 PM, Rolf Turner wrote:
>>> On 08/04/11 12:22, Erik Iverson wrote:
>>>> Rolf,
>>>> 
>>>> What does
>>>> 
>>>>> capabilities("tcltk")
>>>> return?
>>> FALSE
>> I believe R needs to be compiled with tcltk support for the package to 
>> work. Do
>> you compile your own version or use a package manager (e.g., on Ubuntu)? 
>> If you
>> have TCL/TK installed in a "standard" location, all should be well I think.
>
> I installed R from source; couldn't figure out how to get a Ubuntu binary.
> I forget the details (it was a while ago) but nothing seemed to work.
>
> I think I have the tcl/tk stuff in a ``standard location'':
>
>    /usr/lib/libtcl8.4.so.0
>    /usr/lib/libtcl8.5.so.0
>    /usr/lib/libtk8.4.so.0
>    /usr/lib/libtk8.5.so.0
>    /usr/share/tcltk/tcl8.4
>    /usr/share/tcltk/tcl8.5
>    /usr/share/tcltk/tk8.4
>    /usr/share/tcltk/tk8.5
>> See:
>> 
>> http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#Tcl_002fTk
>> 
>> On my Ubuntu machine, I have both the "tcl" and the "tk" packages installed
>> through Synaptic (the package manager).
> I don't grok ``Synaptic''.  I have installed various stuff using
> ``sudo apt-get install ....'' --- that's about as far as my capabilities 
> extend.
>
>    cheers,
>
>        Rolf Turner
>
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