[R-SIG-Mac] library(tcltk) failure (looking in /usr/local)

Tue Jul 6 10:46:40 CEST 2004

Hi James,
the R for Mac OS X FAQ, covers these issues.
The installer from CRAN does install what it says:
1) the R.framework  in /Library/Frameworks
2) the R.app (the GUI) in /Applications or any other user specified  
location
3) the libxml2 library (optional on Panther, OS X 10.3) in  
/usr/local/lib

the package tcltk distributed with R.dmg is linked against tcl/tk dlls  
inside the R.framework

It seems to me that you need to build and install tcl and tk from  
sources following the guidelines in the R for Mac OS X FAQ (i.e.  
cofingure and install from inside the unix directory and not the macosx  
one)

On Jul 6, 2004, at 10:11 AM, James Wettenhall wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My administrator just installed R 1.9.1 from CRAN on a MacOS X
> machine which previously had TclTkAqua in /Library/Frameworks/
> and fink Tcl/Tk in /sw/lib.  When I try to load the tcltk package, I  
> get:
>
>> library(tcltk)
> Error in fun(...) : Can't find a usable init.tcl in the
> following directories:
>   /usr/local/lib/tcl8.4 /usr/local/lib/tcl8.4
>
> This probably means that Tcl wasn't installed properly.
>
> I suppose as with most errors, this means exactly what it says,
> but should I advise my administrator to reinstall Tcl/Tk using
> fink?  Is /sw/ OK,
we try not to use fink for our build
> or should fink install it in /usr/local/?
it can't
> If you want to install Tcl/Tk in /usr/local/ (in response to the
> above error message), do you have to use a Unix-style
> configure;make;make install; from Tcl/Tk source?
yes
> Is having an
> old Aqua Tcl/Tk in /Library/Frameworks/ likely to be a problem?
no
> Should this have been overwritten by an X11 Tcl/Tk by the R
> 1.9.1 installation from CRAN?
no
> Or is installing X11 Tcl/Tk a
> prerequisite to installing R 1.9.1 from CRAN?
>

given your report: yes. Once I also distribute the installer for both  
tcl and tk libraries, but it is missing at the moment. I never noticed  
this issue.
You can have copies of the sources here

http://www.economia.unimi.it/R/tcl8.4.4-src.tar.gz
http://www.economia.unimi.it/R/tk8.4.4-src.tar.gz

> Note that when I go to:
> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/
>
> find . -name init.tcl
>
> returns nothing.
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
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>> A slightly modified R.dmg image is now available from CRAN (main AT
>> mirror now, others should follow as the changes propagate). To clarify
>> what happened here is the history of the R.dmg images of R-1.9.1 so
>> far:
>>
>> 1) first release - ca. 20MB (2004/06/26), installer same as in R 1.9.0
>> contained R-1.9.1.pkg, libxml2.pkg and a ReadMe file
>> both R.app and framework were packed in one package; some problems
>> because it changed rights of the Applications folder and could case
>> problems on non-standard systems
>>
>> 2) second release - ca. 40MB (2004/06/29)
>> new installer, but contained both the package sources and the actual
>> packages. libxml2 was marked as "required" which caused problems on
>> Panther (use "sudo rm -f /usr/local/lib/libxml2*" on Panther if you
>> installed it)
>>
>> 3) third, now current release - ca. 20MB (2004/07/03)
>> new installer (the image contains R.mpkg meta-package and a folder
>> Packages) - double-click on R.mpkg to install
>> allows custom installation of all three parts (you can click on
>> "customize" after selecting target volume - the choices are R.app,
>> Framework and libxml2). limxml2 is not selected by default, so it  
>> works
>> fine on Panther.
>>
>> Those having problems with earlier versions, please try the latest
>> installer and report any failures. If you have problems *installing*  
>> R,
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>> (File->Show Log)!
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>> Simon
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