R help - Nov 2004 - Compilation error on mgcv_1.1-7 on OS X (10.3)

Greetings

I run into a compilation error when updating to mgcv_1.1-7 in R 2.0.0 on 
OS X 10.3. Note that other pacakges have compiled nicely. 

Some details are given below, but in short it looks like it's seeking for 
	
	/usr/local/lib/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2/

which I don't have. But I do have 

	/usr/lib/gcc/darwin/3.3

i.e a lower version of GCC in a different directory. More details at end.

I am sorry if this is very easy to configure, but as long as I am unable 
to do it I will be very grateful for any help.

All the best

Jon Egil Strand
M.Sc

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	Compilation details       
-----------------------------------

gcc -no-cpp-precomp -I/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include 
-I/usr/local/include   -fno-common  -g -O2 -c qp.c -o qp.o
gcc -no-cpp-precomp -I/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include 
-I/usr/local/include   -fno-common  -g -O2 -c tprs.c -o tprs.o
gcc -bundle -flat_namespace -undefined suppress -L/usr/local/lib -o 
  mgcv.so gcv.o magic.o mat.o matrix.o mgcv.o qp.o tprs.o  -framework 
  vecLib -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2 
  -L/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2/../../.. -lfrtbegin 
  -lg2c -lSystem -lcc_dynamic -framework R

ld: warning -L: directory name
(/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2) does not exist
ld: warning -L: directory name
(/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2/../../..) does not exist
ld: can't locate file for: -lfrtbegin

make: *** [mgcv.so] Error 1
ERROR: compilation failed for package 'mgcv' 
-- 

Jon Egil Strand
jes at luretanker.no
Phone: +47 45030081

I expect your version of R was not compiled on your own system, although 
you don't say (please see the posting guide).  (I also presume this is a 
Macintosh but you could have said.)

The solutions are simple:

1) Compile R yourself -- the best choice.
2) Download a pre-compiled binary of that package for your platform.
3) Install the same tools as used to build R in the same places.
4) (Perhaps) edit R_HOME/etc/Makeconf and replace the paths in FLIBS.


On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Jon Egil Strand wrote:
> I run into a compilation error when updating to mgcv_1.1-7 in R 2.0.0 on 
> OS X 10.3. Note that other pacakges have compiled nicely. 
Packages containing Fortran source code?
> Some details are given below, but in short it looks like it's seeking
for
> 	
> 	/usr/local/lib/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2/
> 
> which I don't have. But I do have 
> 
> 	/usr/lib/gcc/darwin/3.3
> 
> i.e a lower version of GCC in a different directory. More details at end.
> 
> I am sorry if this is very easy to configure, but as long as I am unable 
> to do it I will be very grateful for any help.
> 
> All the best
> 
> Jon Egil Strand
> M.Sc
> 
> -----------------------------------
> 	Compilation details       
> -----------------------------------
> 
> gcc -no-cpp-precomp -I/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include 
-I/usr/local/include   -fno-common  -g -O2 -c qp.c -o qp.o
> gcc -no-cpp-precomp -I/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include 
-I/usr/local/include   -fno-common  -g -O2 -c tprs.c -o tprs.o
> gcc -bundle -flat_namespace -undefined suppress -L/usr/local/lib -o 
>   mgcv.so gcv.o magic.o mat.o matrix.o mgcv.o qp.o tprs.o  -framework 
>   vecLib -L/usr/local/lib
-L/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2
>   -L/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2/../../.. -lfrtbegin 
>   -lg2c -lSystem -lcc_dynamic -framework R
> 
> ld: warning -L: directory name
(/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2) does not exist
> ld: warning -L: directory name
(/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2/../../..) does not exist
> ld: can't locate file for: -lfrtbegin
> 
> make: *** [mgcv.so] Error 1
> ERROR: compilation failed for package 'mgcv' 

-- 
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Professor of Applied Statistics,  http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
University of Oxford,             Tel:  +44 1865 272861 (self)
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On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Jon Egil Strand wrote:
> I run into a compilation error when updating to mgcv_1.1-7 in R 2.0.0 on
> OS X 10.3. Note that other pacakges have compiled nicely.
>
> Some details are given below, but in short it looks like it's seeking
for
>
> 	/usr/local/lib/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2/
>
> which I don't have. But I do have
>
> 	/usr/lib/gcc/darwin/3.3
>
> i.e a lower version of GCC in a different directory. More details at end.
>
> I am sorry if this is very easy to configure, but as long as I am unable
> to do it I will be very grateful for any help.
>
> -----------------------------------
> 	Compilation details
> -----------------------------------
>
> gcc -no-cpp-precomp -I/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include 
-I/usr/local/include   -fno-common  -g -O2 -c qp.c -o qp.o
> gcc -no-cpp-precomp -I/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include 
-I/usr/local/include   -fno-common  -g -O2 -c tprs.c -o tprs.o
> gcc -bundle -flat_namespace -undefined suppress -L/usr/local/lib -o
>   mgcv.so gcv.o magic.o mat.o matrix.o mgcv.o qp.o tprs.o  -framework
>   vecLib -L/usr/local/lib
-L/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2
>   -L/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2/../../.. -lfrtbegin
>   -lg2c -lSystem -lcc_dynamic -framework R
>
> ld: warning -L: directory name
(/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2) does not exist
> ld: warning -L: directory name
(/usr/local/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8/3.4.2/../../..) does not exist
> ld: can't locate file for: -lfrtbegin
>
> make: *** [mgcv.so] Error 1
> ERROR: compilation failed for package 'mgcv'
>
My guess would be that this package requires G77 in order
to link correctly as that library is for Fortran.

Install this and try it again.

<http://hpc.sf.net/g77v3.4-bin.tar.gz>

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