[R-SIG-Mac] Oops --- still have problems building R from source.

[Rolf Turner]

On 28/05/2010, at 8:32 AM, Simon Urbanek wrote:

	<SNIP>

> But now, seriously, why don't use just follow the instructions and do exactly the following (copy/paste):
> 
> rm -rf /tmp/build
> mkdir /tmp/build
> cd /tmp/build
> curl -O http://cran.stat.auckland.ac.nz/src/base/R-2/R-2.11.0.tar.gz
> tar fxz R-2.11.0.tar.gz
> mkdir R-x86_64
> cd R-x86_64
> ../R-2.11.0/configure r_arch=x86_64 CC="gcc -arch x86_64" \
> CXX="g++ -arch x86_64" F77="gfortran -arch x86_64" \
> FC="gfortran -arch x86_64" OBJC="gcc -arch x86_64" \
> --x-includes=/usr/X11/include --x-libraries=/usr/X11/lib
> make -j`sysctl -n hw.ncpu`
> 
> 
> 
> Your only technical issue was that fink was messing up your system, but now that it's gone, all you need to do is to use the regular instructions from FAQ/R-admin like all other people.


Well, that worked.  At last.  Thank you.

But I ***do*** follow instructions.  I had been following instructions,
and they weren't working.  These instructions are slightly/subtly different
from what I had previously been told to do.

As to the ``regular instructions from FAQ/R-admin'' --- that's all very well
if you know where to look and what the relevant issues are.  When you don't,
it makes searching for a needle in a haystack trivial by comparison.

Thanks again for getting my problem sorted.

	cheers,

		Rolf Turner
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