Begin forwarded message:
> From: Dan Kelley <Dan.Kelley at Dal.Ca>
> Date: March 19, 2004 12:00:01 PM AST
> To: Don MacQueen <macq at llnl.gov>
> Subject: Re: [R] osx/fink: cannot do "R INSTALL" (library mixup)
>
> That works perfectly! THanks. I did
> 524 export PKG_LIBS="-L/usr/local/lib -L/sw/lib"
> 525 R INSTALL pspline
> and all is fine. Cheers!
>
>
> On Mar 19, 2004, at 11:51 AM, Don MacQueen wrote:
>
>> Did you install the so-called "Developer Tools"? Or perhaps
it's more
>> correctly called "XTools" in 10.3 (Panther).
>>
>> You may have learned about this already, but perhaps not since you
>> just switched. A default OS X installation does not include all of
>> the resources needed for code development. I've kind of lost track
of
>> the exact details of what's included in a default installation and
>> what's not; I find it easier just to install everything.
>>
>> Note that on my system (which is still 10.2.8):
>> [161]% locate frtbegin
>> /usr/local/lib/libfrtbegin.a
>> As I understand it, the folks who maintain RAqua binaries for OS X
>> tend to not want to use fink, so they suggest getting additional
>> resources from other sources. Evidently I did that.
>>
>>
>> The R documentation is pretty good about installation options. Here
>> are a few pointers.
>>
>> R INSTALL --help
>>
>> You can set env vars before running R INSTALL, for example:
>> setenv PKG_CPPFLAGS "-I/usr/local/mysql/include"
>> setenv PKG_LIBS "-L/usr/local/mysql/lib -lmysqlclient"
>> (csh syntax)
>>
>> -Don
>>
>>> 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
>>>
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>>> Oceanography Department, Dalhousie University
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>>
>>
>> --
>> --------------------------------------
>> Don MacQueen
>> Environmental Protection Department
>> Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
>> Livermore, CA, USA
>> --------------------------------------
>>
> 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
>
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
