I have R under Linux Kubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS. I am trying to install package 'lme4' and get the following error: ---- * installing *source* package ?lme4? ... ** libs gcc -std=gnu99 -I/usr/share/R/include -I/usr/share/R/include -I"/usr/lib/R/library/Matrix/include" -I"/usr/lib/R/library/stats/include" -fpic -g -O2 -c init.c -o init.o gcc -std=gnu99 -I/usr/share/R/include -I/usr/share/R/include -I"/usr/lib/R/library/Matrix/include" -I"/usr/lib/R/library/stats/include" -fpic -g -O2 -c lmer.c -o lmer.o gcc -std=gnu99 -I/usr/share/R/include -I/usr/share/R/include -I"/usr/lib/R/library/Matrix/include" -I"/usr/lib/R/library/stats/include" -fpic -g -O2 -c local_stubs.c -o local_stubs.o gcc -std=gnu99 -shared -o lme4.so init.o lmer.o local_stubs.o -L/usr/lib64/R/lib -lRlapack -lblas -lgfortran -lm -lgcc_s -L/usr/lib64/R/lib -lR /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lRlapack collect2: ld devolvi? el estado de salida 1 make: *** [lme4.so] Error 1 ERROR: compilation failed for package ?lme4? * removing ?/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/lme4? The downloaded packages are in ?/tmp/Rtmp7uCMsh/downloaded_packages? Mensajes de aviso perdidos In install.packages("lme4") : installation of package 'lme4' had non-zero exit status ----- Surfing on internet and R hel system it seems the problem is related to LAPACK, LBAS. ATLAS libraries. R tries to find unsuccessfully " -lRlapack " I have checked which libraries R is pointing to: --- busta at temisto:~$ ldd /usr/lib/R/bin/exec/R linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fff1e100000) libR.so => /usr/lib/R/lib/libR.so (0x00007f9157c54000) libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007f91578f2000) libblas.so.3gf => /usr/lib/atlas/libblas.so.3gf (0x00007f9156f42000) libgfortran.so.2 => /usr/lib/libgfortran.so.2 (0x00007f9156c83000) libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x00007f9156a02000) libreadline.so.5 => /lib/libreadline.so.5 (0x00007f91567c2000) libpcre.so.3 => /usr/lib/libpcre.so.3 (0x00007f915659c000) libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x00007f9156385000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f9156181000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f91581c0000) libncurses.so.5 => /lib/libncurses.so.5 (0x00007f9155f46000) --- Also if I have the LAPACK and ATLAS libraries installed: busta at temisto:~$ dpkg -l | grep lapack ii lapack3 3.0.20000531a-6.1ubuntu1 ii liblapack-dev 3.1.1-0.3ubuntu2 ii liblapack3gf 3.1.1-0.3ubuntu2 busta at temisto:~$ dpkg -l | grep atlas ii atlas3-base 3.6.0-20.6 ii libatlas-base-dev 3.6.0-21.1ubuntu3 ii libatlas-headers 3.6.0-21.1ubuntu3 ii libatlas3gf-base 3.6.0-21.1ubuntu3 --- R CMD config BLAS_LIBS -lblas R CMD config LAPACK_LIBS -L/usr/lib64/R/lib -lRlapack R seems to be looking for LAPACK in "/usr/lib64/R/lib -lRlapack", probably the wrong place. Can somebody point me to a possible solution? -- Dr Javier Bustamante Estaci?n Biol?gica de Do?ana, CSIC Dept. Wetland Ecology Am?rico Vespucio s/n 41092 - Sevilla Spain voice: +34 954 466700 ext. 1217 fax: +34 954 621125 e-mail: jbustamante at ebd.csic.es ebd.csic.es/bustamante/index.html -----other links------- last-ebd.blogspot.com euroconbio.blogspot.com