R help - Mar 2001 - Problems to make work Tcl/Tk library (UNIX).

Dear R-Help,

I am starting to use R in a Unix machine:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> R.Version()
$platform
[1] "sparc-sun-solaris2.6"

$arch
[1] "sparc"

$os
[1] "solaris2.6"

$system
[1] "sparc, solaris2.6"

$status
[1] ""

$major
[1] "1"

$minor
[1] "1.1"

$year
[1] "2000"

$month
[1] "August"

$day
[1] "15"

$language
[1] "R"
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

and when I try to run the Tcl/Tk demo I get an error message:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> require(tcltk) || stop("tcltk support is absent")
Loading required package: tcltk 
Error in dyn.load(x, as.logical(local), as.logical(now)) : 
        unable to load shared library
"/tools/GNU/R/1.1.1/lib/R/library/tcltk/libs/tcltk.so":
  ld.so.1: /tools/GNU/R/1.1.1/lib/R/bin/R.bin: fatal: libtcl8.3.so: open
failed: No such file or directory
Error in .C("delTcl", PACKAGE = "tcltk") : 
        C/Fortran function name not in load table
Error in eval.with.vis(expr, envir, enclos) : 
        tcltk support is absent
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Although I have Tcl/Tk (8.3) installed, I am not sure if this problem is due
to a improper compilation/configuration when R was installed or if the
problem is due to a missing environment variable.

Based on the error message, which are the alternatives we have ?
Re-compile and install with the adequate flags linking to the Tcl/Tk libs ?
or Is it possible to set environment variables to indicate where the Tcl/Tk
libs are available ?.

Hope that it is something very basic !

Thanks in advance.
Carlos.
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Ortega, Carlos (Carlos) wrote:
> Dear R-Help,
>
> I am starting to use R in a Unix machine:
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > R.Version()
> $platform
> [1] "sparc-sun-solaris2.6"
>
> $arch
> [1] "sparc"
>
> $os
> [1] "solaris2.6"
>
> $system
> [1] "sparc, solaris2.6"
>
> $status
> [1] ""
>
> $major
> [1] "1"
>
> $minor
> [1] "1.1"
>
> $year
> [1] "2000"
>
> $month
> [1] "August"
>
> $day
> [1] "15"
>
> $language
> [1] "R"
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> and when I try to run the Tcl/Tk demo I get an error message:
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > require(tcltk) || stop("tcltk support is absent")
> Loading required package: tcltk
> Error in dyn.load(x, as.logical(local), as.logical(now)) :
>         unable to load shared library
> "/tools/GNU/R/1.1.1/lib/R/library/tcltk/libs/tcltk.so":
>   ld.so.1: /tools/GNU/R/1.1.1/lib/R/bin/R.bin: fatal: libtcl8.3.so: open
> failed: No such file or directory
> Error in .C("delTcl", PACKAGE = "tcltk") :
>         C/Fortran function name not in load table
> Error in eval.with.vis(expr, envir, enclos) :
>         tcltk support is absent
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Is libtcl8.3.so in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH?
> Although I have Tcl/Tk (8.3) installed, I am not sure if this problem is
due
> to a improper compilation/configuration when R was installed or if the
> problem is due to a missing environment variable.
Probably the latter, although the configure tries to pick up paths as
needed.
> Based on the error message, which are the alternatives we have ?
> Re-compile and install with the adequate flags linking to the Tcl/Tk libs ?
> or Is it possible to set environment variables to indicate where the Tcl/Tk
> libs are available ?.
>
> Hope that it is something very basic !
I think it is, and R CMD ldd
/tools/GNU/R/1.1.1/lib/R/library/tcltk/libs/tcltk.so

will confirm it (or not).

I do suggest you upgrade your R, not least because I think the
configuration has been imporved since 1.1.1.

Brian

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