Hello friends. I've just switched from linux to osx, and I'm liking it, except now that I'm getting down to brass tacks, and needing to install some R packages, I'm at a roadblock. I'm hoping someone can help. My R is installed from a .dmg, and resides as follows: $ which R /usr/local/bin/R The problem is that I cannot build packages. For example, see the below (which also indicates that libfrtbegin.a is in the /sw directory, i.e. that it was installed by the FINK setup). Does anybody know how I can solve this problem, e.g. how to alter the -L(directory) commands that are employed? (Aside: I looked for a solution on the R archives. Also, I've tried to make my subject-line clear enough that an answer will benefit other osx/fink users. Thanks!!) $ R INSTALL pspline * Installing *source* package 'pspline' ... ** libs gcc -bundle -flat_namespace -undefined suppress -L/usr/local/lib -o pspline.so Pspline.o -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc- apple-darwin6.6/3.4 -L/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.6/3.4/../../.. -lfrtbegin -lg2c -lSystem -lcc_dynamic ld: warning -L: directory name (/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.6/3.4) does not exist ld: warning -L: directory name (/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.6/3.4/../../..) does not exist ld: can't locate file for: -lfrtbegin make: *** [pspline.so] Error 1 ERROR: compilation failed for package 'pspline' ** Removing '/Applications/StartR.app/RAqua.app/Contents/pspline' $ locate frtbegin /sw/lib/libfrtbegin.a Dan E. Kelley, Associate Professor phone:(902)494-1694 Oceanography Department, Dalhousie University fax:(902)494-2885 Halifax, Nova Scotia mailto:Dan.Kelley at Dal.CA Canada B3H 4J1 http://www.phys.ocean.dal.ca/~kelley/Kelley_Dan.html