R devel - Jul 1998 - R 0.62.1 with SunOS 5.6 problems

I compiled and ran R 0.62.1 without any serious problem on SunOS 5.5.1 and it
also ran on SunOS 5.6. To compile on SunOS 5.6 I had to get a new version of gcc
and g77 . Having done that I can now compile with no errors on SunOS 5.6, but
when I try to run R there are serious problems:

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Version 0.62.1  (June 15, 1998)

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Error: Object "colors" not found
Error: couldn't find function "Version"
> traceback()
Error: couldn't find function "traceback"
> q()
Error: couldn't find function "q"
>
Does anyone have any ideas what might be wrong. (Yes I did start clean with the
tar file and then ./configure.)

Paul Gilbert

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Paul Gilbert <pgilbert@bank-banque-canada.ca> writes:
> R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
> Type    "?contributors" for a list.
> 
> Type    "demo()" for some demos, "help()" for on-line
help, or
>         "help.start()" for a HTML browser interface to help.
> 
> Error: Object "colors" not found
> Error: couldn't find function "Version"
> > traceback()
> Error: couldn't find function "traceback"
> > q()
> Error: couldn't find function "q"
> >
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas what might be wrong. (Yes I did start clean with
the
> tar file and then ./configure.)
In general, this means that R bails out while executing
library/base/R/base, leaving most of the functions undefined. Almost
the entire file is simple assignments, so it's very likely likely that
the trouble spot is the .Alias line in:

..
machine <- function().Internal(machine())
colors <- function().Internal(colors())
colours <- .Alias(colors)
args <- function(name).Internal(args(name))
..
which, pretty obviously should not fail. Check whether the file looks
sane and if it is then whether you can execute the lines by hand. 

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