tlumley@u.washington.edu
2003-Apr-29 22:02 UTC
[Rd] configure succeeds without dlfcn.h, but fails to compile (PR#2876)
On Tue, 29 Apr 2003 buerkla@uwec.edu wrote:> Full_Name: Alex Buerkle > Version: 1.7.0 > OS: OS X > Submission from: (NULL) (137.28.112.199) > > > The configure of R-1.7.0 completed, but the build fails with error > below. This failure appears to be because dlfcn.h was missing (installing it > fixed the problem). > > The possible bug: my limited ability to read ./configure suggests that it tests > for dlfcn.h, but does not fail if it doesn't find it on Darwin/OS X. Given that > it is required to compile, it seems like configure should fail. > >I think in fact the problem is that there is a bug in the code for when dynamic loading is not available. There are various tests for HAVE_DYNAMIC_LOADING, suggesting that it was once possible to compile without it. -thomas