[R-sig-Geo] Problem installing spproj

[Roger Bivand]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2006, Sander Oom wrote:

> Roger Bivand wrote:
> > On Sun, 23 Apr 2006, Sander Oom wrote:
> > 
> >> Dear R-geo subscribers,
> >>
> >> Using the following commands, I am trying in vain to install spproj:
> >>
> >> rSpatial <- "http://r-spatial.sourceforge.net/R"
> >> install.packages("spproj", repos=rSpatial)
> >>
> >> I get the following response:
> >>
> >>> rSpatial <- "http://r-spatial.sourceforge.net/R"
> >>> install.packages("spproj", repos=rSpatial)
> >> trying URL
> >> 'http://r-spatial.sourceforge.net/R/src/contrib/spproj_0.3-4.tar.gz'
> >> Content type 'application/x-tar' length 2466730 bytes
> >> opened URL
> >> ==================================================
> >> downloaded 2408Kb
> >>
> >> * Installing *source* package 'spproj' ...
> >> creating cache ./config.cache
> >> checking for pj_init_plus in -lproj... no
> >> checking how to run the C preprocessor... cc -E
> >> checking for proj_api.h... no
> >> libproj.a and proj_api.h not found in standard search locations,
> >> edit src/Makevars manually, adding -I<directory with proj_api.h>
> >> to PKG_CPPFLAGS = , and -L<directory with libproj.a> to PKG_LIBS =
> >> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'spproj'
> >> ** Removing '/usr/lib/R/library/spproj'
> >>
> >> The downloaded packages are in
> >>         /tmp/Rtmpsq7239/downloaded_packages
> >> Warning message:
> >> installation of package 'spproj' had non-zero exit status in:
> >> install.packages("spproj", repos = rSpatial)
> > 
> > spproj depends on the external library PROJ.4 from:
> > 
> > http://www.remotesensing.org/proj
> > 
> > which you need to install first.
> > 
> > Roger
> > 
> 
> Dear Roger,
> 
> Thanks for your quick reply. The installation of Proj is actually not
> mentioned on the r-spatial pages. Maybe a point of attention. I already
> checked and now double checked the installation of Proj:
> 
> I have proj-4.4.9-1suse10.0.i586 installed (using the rpm from GDF).
> 
> There is a directory: usr/share/proj
> While there is an executable: usr/bin/proj

You need proj-devel-4.4.9-1suse10.0.i586.rpm too to get the headers and 
static libraries, then it should be OK.

Roger

> 
> Is spproj expecting it somewhere else?
> 
> Sander.
> 
> 
> 

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