Daniel Reidpath
2009-Oct-09 00:48 UTC
[Rd] Make error, fails to install base packages (e.g., 'method')
I am trying to build R-2.9.2 from source on a Slax Linux distribution. The only warnings from configure related to the production of the html. However, a series of errors occurs at the end of 'make': ----------- make[2]: Entering directory `/root/Desktop/Rbin/src/library' mkdir -p -- ../../library make[3]: Entering directory `/root/Desktop/Rbin/src/library/profile' building system startup profile mkdir -p -- ../../../library/base/R make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/Rbin/src/library/profile' make[3]: Entering directory `/root/Desktop/Rbin/src/library/base' building package 'base' make[4]: Entering directory `/root/Desktop/Rbin/src/library/base' mkdir -p -- ../../../library/base/demo mkdir -p -- ../../../library/base/po make[4]: *** [mkpo] Error 1 make[4]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/Rbin/src/library/base' make[3]: *** [all] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/Rbin/src/library/base' make[2]: *** [R] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/Rbin/src/library' make[1]: *** [R] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/Rbin/src' make: *** [R] Error 1 ---------- I couldn't find other examples of the errors on a search. Running R produces: ----------- root at slax:~/Desktop/Rbin/bin# ./R Error in library(package, lib.loc = lib.loc, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, : 'methods' is not a valid installed package R version 2.11.0 Under development (unstable) (2009-10-06 r49948) Copyright (C) 2009 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing ISBN 3-900051-07-0 R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. R is a collaborative project with many contributors. Type 'contributors()' for more information and 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications. Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help. Type 'q()' to quit R. Error in library(package, lib.loc = lib.loc, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, : 'datasets' is not a valid installed package ----------- I am a neophyte, but if someone could point me in the right direction, I would be grateful. Daniel