[R-SIG-Mac] Tcl/Tk issue with install.packages

[Simon Urbanek]

On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:47 PM, Shripad Sinari wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion. I have looked in the corresponding  
> directory:
>
> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.6/Resources/library/tcltk/ 
> libs
> $ ll
> total 80
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin  37564 Mar  5 13:19 tcltk.so
>
> And I do have the tcltk.so file.

That doesn't say much - you need to use otool -L to see which Tcl/Tk  
it's referring to (if any).


> I have followed all the instructions given
> here
>
> http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/RMacOSX-FAQ.html#X11-TclTk-headers-and-
> libraries-_0028optional_0029
>
> for installing Tcl/Tk.
>
>
>
> I have even downloaded the R source and used the source in to  
> compile again.
> Then used the tcltk.so from there. Still no luck.
>
> So if I need to recompile tcltk.so, can you/anyone please help me by  
> giving
> some details about how to go about it.
>

I have no idea what you're tying to do ;).
Can you, please, start by stating your goal? Are you trying to compile  
R from sources for some reason? Do you want a specific (non-standard)  
Tcl/Tk version?

If you just want a working R with Tcl/Tk then please download it from  
CRAN and you're all set (the full installer contains R and Tcl/Tk).

If you want your custom R with some custom Tcl/Tk then you have to  
compile and install Tcl/Tk *first*, then configure R and make sure it  
is using your custom Tcl/Tk during the configure run (and also showing  
"tcltk" in the end output). Then compile and install R. Note that Aqua- 
based Tcl/Tk doesn't work properly with R, because they use a custom  
event loop that is incompatible with and other application (including  
R), so unless you are testing that, I'd recommend the X11 version  
(which is what we supply on CRAN).

Cheers,
Simon

>
> On 4/18/08 6:37 AM, "Simon Urbanek" <simon.urbanek at r-project.org>  
> wrote:
>
>> Shripad,
>>
>> my guess would be that you don't have working Tcl/Tk developer setup.
>> The fact that your Tcl/Tk doesn't work is not apparent until run- 
>> time,
>> because missing symbols are reported only at load time. Make sure you
>> have installed X11 Tcl/Tk that comes with R (or compile one  
>> yourself).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Simon
>>
>>
>> On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:57 AM, Shripad Sinari wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All,
>>> I am having a problem with loading tcl/tk particularly when using  
>>> the
>>> install.packages function on Leopard. I have custom build my binary
>>> for my
>>> dual core leopard and use type="source" argument in
>>> install.packages. No X11
>>> issues any where else and X11 is launching as required when
>>> install.packages
>>> is invoked. Can somebody suggest a way to overcome this problem. I  
>>> am
>>> attaching my R transcript file for the session.
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> --
>>> Shripad Sinari
>>>
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>
> --
> Shripad Sinari
>
>
>