R SIG Debian - Jun 2006 - Query about building R-2.3.1 for Ubuntu

Hi All:

Is a distribution of R version 2.3.1 (the current version) available for the
Ubuntu Linux? If I want to build a .deb package for R-2.3.1 for Ubuntu, are
there specific requirements that I should be aware of? Is a tutorial available?
I searched the web, and the repositories, but oculd not locate an appropriate
file.

TIA,
Arin Basu

On 8 June 2006 at 01:04, arin basu wrote:
| Is a distribution of R version 2.3.1 (the current version) available for
| the Ubuntu Linux? 

Maybe a question for the Ubuntu lists ??

| If I want to build a .deb package for R-2.3.1 for Ubuntu,
| are there specific requirements that I should be aware of? Is a tutorial

Specific to R ? Why ? 

| available? I searched the web, and the repositories, but oculd not locate an
| appropriate file. 

My workstation at work is a relatively recent Ubuntu install. What I do there
is simply:

a)  add Debian unstable sources [ but not binaries ] to /etc/apt/sources.list
b)  run 'apt-get source foo' any $foo I want
c)  edit foo-*/debian/changelog to note that it is a local build
d)  dpkg-builpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc -tc
e)  install the locally-built package

Works well enough. Does anybody have anything slicker?

Dirk

-- 
Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something. 
                                                  -- Thomas A. Edison

Hello Arin,

I doubt anyone has built a deb package for the latest release. What I do is to 
compile R from sources. It takes about 15 minutes or so, but it's worth it: 
you'll have a perfect installation for your box.
I use this command (having previously installed tcl and tk and their 
corresponding dev packages):

./configure --with-tcl-config=/usr/lib/tcl8.4/tclConfig.sh 
--with-tk-config=usr/lib/tk8.4/tkConfig.sh
make
sudo make install

HTH,
Adrian

On Thursday 08 June 2006 11:04, arin basu wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> Is a distribution of R version 2.3.1 (the current version) available for
> the Ubuntu Linux? If I want to build a .deb package for R-2.3.1 for Ubuntu,
> are there specific requirements that I should be aware of? Is a tutorial
> available? I searched the web, and the repositories, but oculd not locate
> an appropriate file.
>
> TIA,
> Arin Basu
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