FOr some reason the R installation is failing with the following message:

"configure: error: Neither an F77 compiler nor f2c found"

But I do have f2c installed on my computer:
linux-Ciccia:/usr/local/bin/R-2.6.1 # which f2c
/usr/bin/f2c

I am installing as "root". Is this the problem ?

Thank you.
Maura


On Jan 21, 2008 11:50 AM, Peter Dalgaard <P.Dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk> wrote:

> Maura E Monville wrote:
> > I have been running R on my Linux/SuSE for over 2 months. I know it
> > works.
> > Some time ago it aborted as it ran out of memory in spite of having
> > 2GB RAM + swap. Someone in this forum asked me whether I had compiled
> > with the 64-bit libraries or the 32-bit since my computer is a 64-bit
> > architecture.
> > Therefore my question is about the "configure" procedure I have
> > downloaded.
> > Which parameters/options should I use with this configuration file in
> > order to get a 64-bit executable R ?
> > Last Friday my computer X server was messed up presumably by the
> > on-line installation of upgrade patches. I am reinstalling all the
> > applications after reinstalling the O.S.
>
> Just do what I told you to:
>
> > .Machine$sizeof.pointer
> [1] 8
>
> If you get 4 rather than 8, then you have a 32bit install. If you are
> running a 64 bit SUSE, the nonobvious issue is how to set up  for 32
> bits, so I'd be surprised if that is what you have.
>
> Unless you have considerably more than 2 GB of swap, then you are as
> likely to run out of memory in 64 bits as you are in 32 bits. More
> so,actually, because objects are bigger in 64 bits.
>
>    -p
> >
> > Thank you so much,
> > Maura
> >
> > On Jan 21, 2008 8:29 AM, Peter Dalgaard <P.Dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk
> > <mailto:P.Dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk>> wrote:
> >
> >     Maura E Monville wrote:
> >     > I am downloading the latest R source code R-2.6.1.tar.gz
> >     >
> >     > I am installing ion a 64-bit machine.
> >     > Is the configuration script the proper one for 64-bin
> >     installation  ?   I
> >     > mean the compiler and
> >     > linker options ..?
> >     >
> >     > Thanks you,
> >     > Maura
> >     >
> >     >
> >     The short answer is yes.
> >
> >     The longer answer is that you didn't tell us which "Linux" you are
> >     talking about, but we have no reports on distributions where it
> >     doesn't
> >     work. You can easily check that .Machine$sizeof.pointer is 8 on a
> >     64 bit
> >     build.
> >
> >
> >     --
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> >     35327907
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Maura E.M
>
>
> --
>   O__  ---- Peter Dalgaard             Øster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B
>  c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics     PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. K
>  (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen   Denmark          Ph:  (+45)
> 35327918
> ~~~~~~~~~~ - (p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk)                  FAX: (+45)
> 35327907
>
>
>


-- 
Maura E.M

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