Any ideas? I certainly have X11, I have tried copying it into other directories. At present it is in /etc/X11. This is my error message. /home/user> R CMD INSTALL -l [/usr/local/R/site-library] rgl_0.81.orig.tar.gz * Installing *source* package 'rgl' ... checking for gcc... gcc -std=gnu99 checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out checking whether the C compiler works... yes checking whether we are cross compiling... no checking for suffix of executables... checking for suffix of object files... o checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 accepts -g... yes checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO C89... none needed checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -std=gnu99 -E checking for gcc... (cached) gcc -std=gnu99 checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 accepts -g... (cached) yes checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed checking for libpng-config... yes configure: using libpng-config configure: using libpng dynamic linkage checking for X... no configure: error: X11 not found but required, configure aborted. ERROR: configuration failed for package 'rgl' -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/X11-not-being-detected-whilst-installing-%22rgl%22-package-tp20965635p20965635.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Duncan Murdoch
2008-Dec-12 01:23 UTC
[R] X11 not being detected whilst installing "rgl" package
On 11/12/2008 7:23 PM, ekwaters wrote:> Any ideas? I certainly have X11, I have tried copying it into other > directories. At present it is in /etc/X11.You probably don't have the development package for X, with headers, etc. rgl uses the standard autoconf search for the headers. Duncan Murdoch> This is my error message. > > /home/user> R CMD INSTALL -l [/usr/local/R/site-library] > rgl_0.81.orig.tar.gz > * Installing *source* package 'rgl' ... > checking for gcc... gcc -std=gnu99 > checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out > checking whether the C compiler works... yes > checking whether we are cross compiling... no > checking for suffix of executables... > checking for suffix of object files... o > checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes > checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 accepts -g... yes > checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO C89... none needed > checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -std=gnu99 -E > checking for gcc... (cached) gcc -std=gnu99 > checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes > checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 accepts -g... (cached) yes > checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed > checking for libpng-config... yes > configure: using libpng-config > configure: using libpng dynamic linkage > checking for X... no > configure: error: X11 not found but required, configure aborted. > ERROR: configuration failed for package 'rgl' >