I am trying to install the gls package (a wrapper for GNU scientific library
special functions) package under Ubuntu 5.10. I have gls-bin (the debian GNU
Scientific Library binary package). When I try to install the R package, I
receive the following.

> install.packages("gsl",dependencies=T)
Warning in install.packages("gsl", dependencies = T) :
         argument 'lib' is missing: using /usr/local/lib/R/site-library
trying URL 'http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/src/contrib/gsl_1.6-6.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 50969 bytes
opened URL
==================================================
downloaded 49Kb

* Installing *source* package 'gsl' ...
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for gsl_sf_airy_Ai_e in -lgsl... no
configure: error: Cannot find Gnu Scientific Library.
ERROR: configuration failed for package 'gsl'
The downloaded packages are in
        /tmp/RtmpbxQ4fl/downloaded_packages
Warning message:
installation of package 'gsl' had non-zero exit status in:
install.packages("gsl",
dependencies = T)


as if the gls-bin package were absent. Any insights? Thanks in advance,


- gappy (International Man of Mistery)

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