[R-SIG-Mac] Clean install of R 2.6.2 - soft links

[Simon Urbanek]

On Apr 13, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Shelah Morita wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I recently tried to re-install R 2.6.2.dmg from R 2.5 similar to
> Brendan below.  I also got an installer error associated with tcl/ 
> tk.  I
> removed R and all the associate receipts (including for tcl) and tried
> to reinstall, but got the same error.
>

Please read
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.r.mac/2305

Cheers,
Simon


> As you suggested to Brendan, I have looked in /usr/local and
> /usr/local/lib.  I get the following error with trying to cd to
> /usr/local/lib:
>
> -bash: cd: lib: Too many levels of symbolic links
>
> I know that system did not have this problem before I tried to  
> reinstall
> R.
>
> But I have not idea how to figure out where the symbolic loop is,
> especially if I can't even open the directory.
>
> Can you please help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shelah
>> Brendan,
>>
>> you have likely an infinite softlink in /usr/local. Please verify  
>> that
>> your /usr/local and /usr/local/lib is in order. If the error still
>> persists, please send us the installer log from the failed  
>> installation.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Simon
>>
>> PS: Please don't set high-priority flags on your emails, it's
>> superfluous and considered rude by some.
>>
>> On Apr 11, 2008, at 7:05 PM, Brendan Casey wrote:
>>
>>> / Hello,
>> />/
>> />/ I had problems with rcmdr and tcl/tk before but straightened them
>> />/ out.  this time, I am really stuck.
>> />/
>> />/ I was having alot of issues with Rgrphviz so I fiured I would  
>> just
>> />/ start over.  I uninstalled all the R folder, libraries,  
>> frameworks,
>> />/ and packages.  I then downloaded the latest (2008-02-08)  
>> version of R
>> />/ 2.6.2 for my Mac OSX (10.4.11)  I also have X11 installed  
>> (1.1.3) and
>> />/ was able to run some sort of X11 update from apple.  I also tried
>> />/ xcode tools download from apple, but it didnt give me an option  
>> to
>> />/ install X11 again.
>> />/
>> />/ When I install R from the disk image, it says that there was an  
>> error
>> />/ with the installation.  When i try to install the tcl/tk package
>> />/ alone, it also says error with the installation.  It seems like  
>> its
>> />/ installing R and Rgui, but nothing else.
>> />/
>> />/ After starting R (gui) I installed rcmdr and the dependencies.  I
>> />/ then started X11 and tried to load rcmdr.  Here is what I got:
>> />/
>> />/ Loading required package: tcltk
>> />/ Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... Error in fun(...) :
>> />/   Can't find a usable init.tcl in the following directories:
>> />/     @TCL_IN_FRAMEWORK@ @TCL_IN_FRAMEWORK@
>> />/
>> />/ This probably means that Tcl wasn't installed properly.
>> />/
>> />/ In addition: Warning messages:
>> />/ 1: In library() :
>> />/   library '/Users/brendancasey/Library/R/2.6/library' contains no
>> />/ packages
>> />/ 2: In library() :
>> />/   library '/Users/brendancasey/Library/R/2.6/library' contains no
>> />/ packages
>> />/ Error : .onLoad failed in 'loadNamespace' for 'tcltk'
>> />/ Error: package 'tcltk' could not be loaded
>> />/ ____________________________
>> />/ I dont mind uninstalling more folders and starting from scratch  
>> (X11,
>> />/ R, Rgui, etc), but I am not prepared to reinstall my OS if that  
>> is
>> />/ what it will take.
>> />/
>> />/ Can someone please help me with this?
>> />/
>> />/ Brendan Casey
>> />/ bcasey1 at  hotmail  dot  com
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>> /
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