[R] bzip2

[David Winsemius]

> On Oct 31, 2016, at 5:29 PM, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA) <NordlDJ at dshs.wa.gov> wrote:
> 
> I don't know what version Linux or other OS you are using, but have you installed the bzip2 development package? It would be named something like  libbz2-dev (that is what it is in Ubuntu, I believe).

This question has been asked several times by OSX users and the answer for them has always been:

http://r.research.att.com/libs/

... although it's not immediately obvious that the bzlib functions are to be found in the xz package.

Instruction for installation from a Unix console  are at the bottom of the page.
-- 
David.



> 
> Dan
> 
> Daniel Nordlund, PhD
> Research and Data Analysis Division
> Services & Enterprise Support Administration
> Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: R-help [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Josef
>> Eschgfaeller
>> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 4:49 PM
>> To: r-help
>> Subject: [R] bzip2
>> 
>> I am not able to compile R 3.3,
>> configure halting with:
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> checking for BZ2_bzlibVersion in -lbz2... yes checking bzlib.h usability... yes
>> checking bzlib.h presence... yes checking for bzlib.h... yes checking if bzip2
>> version >= 1.0.6... no checking whether bzip2 support suffices... configure:
>> error:
>>                         bzip2 library and headers are required
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> But my bzip2 seems to be 1.0.6:
>> 
>> bzip2 --version
>> bzip2, a block-sorting file compressor.  Version 1.0.6, 6-Sept-2010.
>> type bzip2
>> bzip2 is hashed (/opt/local/bin/bzip2)
>> type R
>> R is hashed (/usr/bin/R)
>> R --version
>> R version 3.2.0 (2015-04-16) -- "Full of Ingredients"
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> Thanks for help
>> 
>> Josef Eschgfaeller
>> 
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David Winsemius
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