R devel - Jan 2009 - [R 2.8.1 on AIX 5.3] WARNING: tiffio.h: present but cannot be (PR#13440)

Dear r-bugs,

With 

        AIX 5.3

and

     OBJECT_MODE=64
     CC="xlc -q64"
     CXX="g++ -maix64"

and

        ./configure --without-iconv --enable-R-shlib
        
the following warning occurs:

        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h: present but cannot be compiled
        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h:     check for missing prerequisite
        headers?
        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h: see the Autoconf documentation
        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h:     section "Present But Cannot Be
        Compiled"
        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's
        result
        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h: in the future, the compiler will
        take precedence
        configure: WARNING:     ## -----------------------------------
        ##
        configure: WARNING:     ## Report this to r-bugs at R-project.org
        ##
        configure: WARNING:     ## -----------------------------------
        ##
        
Regards

Loris Bennett
        
-- 
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Why is this a bug in R?

I am afraid autoconf is pointing int the wrong place: you need to 
report this to your OS support, as it is an OS problem.

On Fri, 9 Jan 2009, loris.bennett at fu-berlin.de wrote:
> Dear r-bugs,
>
> With
>
>        AIX 5.3
>
> and
>
>     OBJECT_MODE=64
>     CC="xlc -q64"
>     CXX="g++ -maix64"
>
> and
>
>        ./configure --without-iconv --enable-R-shlib
>
> the following warning occurs:
>
>        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h: present but cannot be compiled
>        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h:     check for missing prerequisite
>        headers?
>        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h: see the Autoconf documentation
>        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h:     section "Present But Cannot
Be
>        Compiled"
>        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's
>        result
>        configure: WARNING: tiffio.h: in the future, the compiler will
>        take precedence
>        configure: WARNING:     ## -----------------------------------
>        ##
>        configure: WARNING:     ## Report this to r-bugs at R-project.org
>        ##
>        configure: WARNING:     ## -----------------------------------
>        ##
>
> Regards
>
> Loris Bennett
>
> -- 
> Dr. Loris Bennett (Mr.)
> Freie Universit??t Berlin
> ZEDAT - Zentraleinrichtung f??r Datenverarbeitung / Computer Center
> Compute & Media Service
> Fabeckstr. 32, Room 221
> D-14195 Berlin
> Tel ++49 30 838 51024
> Fax ++49 30 838 56721
> Email loris.bennett at fu-berlin.de
> Web www.zedat.fu-berlin.de
>
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