[R-SIG-Mac] 2.3.0 make install fails with error

[Kieran Healy]

Hi -

I compile R from sources because I want to use quartz graphics widows  
via Emacs/ESS. I compiled & installed 2.3.0 without any trouble on my  
G5 (10.4.6). When I tried the process on my PB G4 laptop (also  
10.4.6), R compiled as usual but on doing "sudo make install" I got  
the following error:

> installing doc ...
> help2man: can't get `--version' info from ../bin/R
> make[1]: *** [R.1] Error 22
> make: *** [install] Error 1

I guess something is up with my configuration, but I don't know what.  
I have the latest version of xcode tools installed, and the  
configuration for compilation is as follows:

> R is now configured for powerpc-apple-darwin8.6.0
>
>   Source directory:          .
>   Installation directory:    /Library/Frameworks
>
>   C compiler:                gcc  -g -O2 -std=gnu99
>   Fortran 77 compiler:       gfortran  -g -O2
>
>   C++ compiler:              g++  -g -O2
>   Fortran 90/95 compiler:    gfortran -g -O2
>
>   Interfaces supported:      X11, aqua, tcltk
>   External libraries:        readline, BLAS(generic), LAPACK(in blas)
>   Additional capabilities:   iconv, MBCS, NLS
>   Options enabled:           framework, R profiling
>
>   Recommended packages:      yes

Any hints on what might have gone wrong in my setup are much  
appreciated.

Best,

Kieran


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Assistant Professor, Sociology Dept, University of Arizona.