R devel - Nov 2009 - Including local dynamic libraries

Hi All,

I am trying to install the package rjags into a local library on a  
machine for which I do not have root permissions.

Using the command: R CMD INSTALL --configure-args="--with-jags-include= 
${JAGSBIN}/include/JAGS --with-jags-lib=${JAGSBIN}/lib/ --with-jags- 
modules=${JAGSBIN}/lib/JAGS/modules" CMD INSTALL -l ${JAGSBIN}/lib/ ../ 
rjags_1.0.3-12.tar.gz

Where ${JAGSBIN} is defined as a local directory, the installation  
seems to be working fine.  Then, I go into R and type the following  
commands:
 > .libPaths("${JAGSBIN}/lib/")
 > library("rjags")

I get the following error

Loading required package: coda
Loading required package: lattice
Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
   unable to load shared library '${JAGSBIN}/lib/rjags/libs/rjags.so':
   libjags.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or  
directory
Error : .onLoad failed in 'loadNamespace' for 'rjags'
Error: package/namespace load failed for 'rjags'

Ideally, I would fix this problem by adding the appropriate libraries  
to /user/local/lib64 .  However, since I do not have root permissions  
I am not able to make this addition.  How can I have R recognize c++  
libraries from my local path?

Thanks so much in advance for your help.

On 11/20/2009 08:43 PM, Elana Fertig wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to install the package rjags into a local library on a
> machine for which I do not have root permissions.
>
> Using the command: R CMD INSTALL
> --configure-args="--with-jags-include=${JAGSBIN}/include/JAGS
> --with-jags-lib=${JAGSBIN}/lib/
> --with-jags-modules=${JAGSBIN}/lib/JAGS/modules" CMD INSTALL -l
> ${JAGSBIN}/lib/ ../rjags_1.0.3-12.tar.gz
>
> Where ${JAGSBIN} is defined as a local directory, the installation seems
> to be working fine. Then, I go into R and type the following commands:
>  > .libPaths("${JAGSBIN}/lib/")
Maybe this :

.libPaths( file.path( Sys.getenv("JAGSBIN", "lib" ) ) )
>  > library("rjags")
>
> I get the following error
>
> Loading required package: coda
> Loading required package: lattice
> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
> unable to load shared library '${JAGSBIN}/lib/rjags/libs/rjags.so':
> libjags.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> Error : .onLoad failed in 'loadNamespace' for 'rjags'
> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'rjags'
>
> Ideally, I would fix this problem by adding the appropriate libraries to
> /user/local/lib64 . However, since I do not have root permissions I am
> not able to make this addition. How can I have R recognize c++ libraries
> from my local path?
>
> Thanks so much in advance for your help.

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