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.

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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