[R] installation of R (14.1 and 15.1) fails: [reg-packages.Rout] Error 1

[Oliver Kullmann]

sorry, I forgot: I'm using gcc and gfortran, version 4.5.4.

Oliver

On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 09:57:00AM +0100, Oliver Kullmann wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to install R on two Linux machines:
> 
> 1.
> > uname -a
> Linux cs-wsok 3.4.6-2.10-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jul 26 09:36:26 UTC
> 2012 (641c197) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 2.
> > uname -a
> Linux csltok.swansea.ac.uk 3.4.6-2.10-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jul 26
> 09:36:26 UTC 2012 (641c197) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> I am trying version 14.1 on first machine and 15.1 on second machine.
> On both machines I get the same test error:
> 
> 1.
>   comparing 'reg-tests-2.Rout' to './reg-tests-2.Rout.save' ... OK
>   running code in 'reg-examples1.R' ... OK
>   running code in 'reg-examples2.R' ... OK
>   running code in 'reg-packages.R' ...make[4]: *** [reg-packages.Rout]
>   Error 1
>   make[4]: Leaving directory
>   `/home/csoliver/OKplatform/ExternalSources/builds/R/R-2.14.1/tests'
>   make[3]: *** [test-Reg] Error 2
> 2.
>   comparing 'reg-tests-2.Rout' to './reg-tests-2.Rout.save' ... OK
>   running code in 'reg-examples1.R' ... OK
>   running code in 'reg-examples2.R' ... OK
>   running code in 'reg-packages.R' ...make[4]: *** [reg-packages.Rout]
>   Error 1
>   make[4]: Leaving directory
>   `/home/kullmann/OKplatform/ExternalSources/builds/R/R-2.15.1/tests'
>   make[3]: *** [test-Reg] Error 2
> 
> I looked at
> http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#R-Bugs
> and didn't find specific suggestions about information to provide in
> case of building errors. And I don't know how to get more information
> about these test-errors.
> 
> Hope somebody can help.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Oliver
>