[R-sig-Debian] make check fails with default libblas

[Ramon Diaz-Uriarte]

Dear All,

Summary:
========

To test some packages, I want to build R-3.1.0 (current R devel). However,
when I use the default libblas, make check fails with

running code in 'reg-BLAS.R' ...make[3]: *** [reg-BLAS.Rout] Error 1


It does not fail, however, if I use libatlas3 or libopenblas.


The same thing happens with the current R patched.


I've google around and cannot find anything, and I find it very surprising
that make check fails here.


Details:
========

- I have checked this with R-devel from 19 December and 26 December, as
  well as with the current R patched (2013-12-27, r64562)

- Check fails when
ls -l /usr/lib/libblas.so.3 /etc/alternatives/libblas.so.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Dec 28 10:31 /etc/alternatives/libblas.so.3 -> /usr/lib/libblas/libblas.so.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Oct  3  2012 /usr/lib/libblas.so.3 ->
/etc/alternatives/libblas.so.3

- Version of libblas:
libblas-dev    1.2.20110419 amd64 
libblas3       1.2.20110419 amd64  


- Check is OK when
ls -l /usr/lib/libblas.so.3 /etc/alternatives/libblas.so.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 Dec 28 11:04 /etc/alternatives/libblas.so.3 -> /usr/lib/atlas-base/atlas/libblas.so.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Jul 26  2012 /usr/lib/libblas.so.3 -> /etc/alternatives/libblas.so.3

- Version of libatlas
libatlas3-base 3.10.1-2 


(I also tried with openblas, and it worked just fine)


- This happens in three different systems, one using gcc-4.7.2 (Debian
  4.7.2-5) and two with 4.8.2 (Debian 4.8.2-1)

- I have configured and compiled R trying to follow debian/rules in the
  r-base-core package. This is what I do:

## with gcc-4.8 using -O3 or -O2 both lead to the check failure
optimflags="-O2 -pipe -g"  
export CC="gcc -std=gnu99"
export CXX=g++
export F77=gfortran
export FC=gfortran
export CFLAGS=$optimflags
export CXXFLAGS=$optimflags
export FFLAGS=$optimflags
export FCFLAGS=$optimflags
export LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1

./configure     --with-cairo  \
 --with-jpeglib                      \
 --with-readline                     \
 --with-tcltk                        \
 --with-system-bzlib                 \
 --with-system-pcre                  \
 --with-system-zlib                  \
 --with-blas               \
 --with-lapack             \
 --enable-R-profiling     \
 --enable-R-shlib         \
 --build=x86_64-linux-gnu	  \
 --with-tcl-config=/usr/lib/tcl8.5/tclConfig.sh \
 --with-tk-config=/usr/lib/tk8.5/tkConfig.sh 

make -j8



Is this a know problem? Am I doing something wrong?


Best,


R.


-- 
Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
Department of Biochemistry, Lab B-25
Facultad de Medicina 
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 
Arzobispo Morcillo, 4
28029 Madrid
Spain

Phone: +34-91-497-2412

Email: rdiaz02 at gmail.com
       ramon.diaz at iib.uam.es

http://ligarto.org/rdiaz