Hi ! The configure command was successful : "R is now configured for mips-sgi-irix6.3 Source directory: . Installation directory: /usr/local C compiler: cc FORTRAN compiler: f77 Gnome support: no" but the gmake command failed : "ld: WARNING 84: /usr/lib/libblas.so is not used for resolving any symbol." Thanks if you see what the trouble is. Nicolas Wicker. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._