R SIG Debian - Aug 2011 - Problem installing R Commander plugin...

Hi ho folks:

I'm running the indicated version of R on Hardy Heron Ubuntu.

(Yes, I am quite aware that it is considered old news but then I don't
run the "latest and greatest" computer gear. I've tried both Gnome
and
KDE editions of Ubuntu Lynx and even a current run of Fedora. I find
Heron simply works better on my machine.)

When I try to install RcmdrPlugin.PT most of the components went on okay
but I get the following output trying to install tkrplot. Need help
interpreting it. Is there something I'm missing in my setup that will
solve this if installed, or am I SOL trying to include this plugin? Any
input would be helpful and much appreciated.

R version 2.13.1 (2011-07-08)
Copyright (C) 2011 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
ISBN 3-900051-07-0
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> install.packages()
Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
Installing package(s) into ?/usr/local/lib/R/site-library?
(as ?lib? is unspecified)
also installing the dependency ?tkrplot?

trying URL
'http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/src/contrib/tkrplot_0.0-22.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 38784 bytes (37 Kb)
opened URL
=================================================downloaded 37 Kb

trying URL
'http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/src/contrib/RcmdrPlugin.PT_1.0.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 7648 bytes
opened URL
=================================================downloaded 7648 bytes

* installing *source* package ?tkrplot? ...
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating src/Makevars
** libs
gcc -I/usr/share/R/include -I/usr/include/tcl8.5 -I/usr/include/tcl8.5
-fpic  -std=gnu99 -O3 -pipe  -g -c tcltkimg.c -o tcltkimg.o
tcltkimg.c:2:16: error: tk.h: No such file or directory
tcltkimg.c:103: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before
?Tcl_Interp?
tcltkimg.c:114: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before
?Tk_Window?
tcltkimg.c: In function ?GetRplotImage?:
tcltkimg.c:164: error: ?TCL_ERROR? undeclared (first use in this
function)
tcltkimg.c:164: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
tcltkimg.c:164: error: for each function it appears in.)
tcltkimg.c:168: error: ?TCL_OK? undeclared (first use in this function)
tcltkimg.c: In function ?CreateRplot?:
tcltkimg.c:193: error: expected declaration specifiers before
?Tcl_Interp?
tcltkimg.c:196: error: expected declaration specifiers before ?Tcl_Obj?
tcltkimg.c:198: error: expected declaration specifiers before
?Tk_ImageType?
tcltkimg.c:199: error: expected declaration specifiers before
?Tk_ImageMaster?
tcltkimg.c:200: error: expected declaration specifiers before
?ClientData?
tcltkimg.c:201: warning: type of ?interp? defaults to ?int?
tcltkimg.c:201: warning: type of ?objv? defaults to ?int?
tcltkimg.c:201: warning: type of ?typePtr? defaults to ?int?
tcltkimg.c:201: warning: type of ?master? defaults to ?int?
tcltkimg.c:201: warning: type of ?clientDataPtr? defaults to ?int?
tcltkimg.c:206: warning: implicit declaration of function
?Tcl_AppendResult?
tcltkimg.c:207: error: ?TCL_ERROR? undeclared (first use in this
function)
tcltkimg.c:215: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?Rdevice?
tcltkimg.c:218: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?Rdevice?
tcltkimg.c:218: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?image?
tcltkimg.c:219: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?width?
tcltkimg.c:219: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?height?
tcltkimg.c:219: error: ?TCL_OK? undeclared (first use in this function)
tcltkimg.c:225: warning: implicit declaration of function ?ckalloc?
tcltkimg.c:226: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?interp?
tcltkimg.c:227: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?Rdevice?
tcltkimg.c:227: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?Rdevice?
tcltkimg.c:228: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?haveImage?
tcltkimg.c:229: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?image?
tcltkimg.c:229: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?image?
tcltkimg.c:230: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?width?
tcltkimg.c:230: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?width?
tcltkimg.c:231: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?height?
tcltkimg.c:231: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?height?
tcltkimg.c:232: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?instanceCount?
tcltkimg.c:233: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?master?
tcltkimg.c:234: error: invalid type argument of ?unary *?
tcltkimg.c:234: error: ?ClientData? undeclared (first use in this
function)
tcltkimg.c:234: error: expected ?;? before ?prpm?
tcltkimg.c: At top level:
tcltkimg.c:257: error: expected ?=?, ?,?, ?;?, ?asm? or ?__attribute__?
before ?GetRplot?
tcltkimg.c:259: error: expected ?=?, ?,?, ?;?, ?asm? or ?__attribute__?
before ?masterData?
tcltkimg.c:260: error: expected identifier or ?(? before ?{? token
tcltkimg.c: In function ?DisplayRplot?:
tcltkimg.c:300: error: expected declaration specifiers before
?ClientData?
tcltkimg.c:307: warning: type of ?clientData? defaults to ?int?
tcltkimg.c:320: warning: implicit declaration of function ?Tk_Depth?
tcltkimg.c:320: error: ?RplotInstance? has no member named ?tkwin?
tcltkimg.c:326: warning: implicit declaration of function ?Tk_GetPixmap?
tcltkimg.c:326: warning: implicit declaration of function ?Tk_WindowId?
tcltkimg.c:326: error: ?RplotInstance? has no member named ?tkwin?
tcltkimg.c:328: warning: implicit declaration of function ?Tk_GetGC?
tcltkimg.c:328: error: ?RplotInstance? has no member named ?tkwin?
tcltkimg.c:328: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a
cast
tcltkimg.c:329: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?image?
tcltkimg.c:330: warning: implicit declaration of function ?Tk_FreeGC?
tcltkimg.c:334: error: ?RplotInstance? has no member named ?tkwin?
tcltkimg.c:334: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a
cast
tcltkimg.c:342: warning: implicit declaration of function
?Tk_FreePixmap?
tcltkimg.c: In function ?FreeRplot?:
tcltkimg.c:365: error: expected declaration specifiers before
?ClientData?
tcltkimg.c:367: warning: type of ?clientData? defaults to ?int?
tcltkimg.c:371: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?instanceCount?
tcltkimg.c:372: warning: implicit declaration of function ?ckfree?
tcltkimg.c: In function ?DeleteRplot?:
tcltkimg.c:394: error: expected declaration specifiers before
?ClientData?
tcltkimg.c:395: warning: type of ?masterData? defaults to ?int?
tcltkimg.c:398: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?instanceCount?
tcltkimg.c:399: warning: implicit declaration of function ?panic?
tcltkimg.c:401: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?haveImage?
tcltkimg.c:405: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?image?
tcltkimg.c:405: error: ?RplotMaster? has no member named ?image?
tcltkimg.c: At top level:
tcltkimg.c:440: error: expected ?=?, ?,?, ?;?, ?asm? or ?__attribute__?
before ?RplotImageType?
tcltkimg.c: In function ?Rplot_Init?:
tcltkimg.c:451: error: expected declaration specifiers before
?Tcl_Interp?
tcltkimg.c:452: warning: type of ?interp? defaults to ?int?
tcltkimg.c:454: error: ?CONST? undeclared (first use in this function)
tcltkimg.c:454: error: expected ?;? before ?char?
tcltkimg.c:456: error: ?version? undeclared (first use in this function)
tcltkimg.c:456: warning: implicit declaration of function
?Tcl_PkgRequire?
tcltkimg.c:456: error: ?TCL_VERSION? undeclared (first use in this
function)
tcltkimg.c:457: error: ?TCL_ERROR? undeclared (first use in this
function)
tcltkimg.c:458: error: ?TK_VERSION? undeclared (first use in this
function)
tcltkimg.c:458: warning: comparison between pointer and integer
tcltkimg.c:463: warning: implicit declaration of function
?Tk_CreateImageType?
tcltkimg.c:463: error: ?RplotImageType? undeclared (first use in this
function)
tcltkimg.c:465: warning: implicit declaration of function
?Tcl_PkgProvide?
tcltkimg.c: In function ?Rplot_SafeInit?:
tcltkimg.c:469: error: expected declaration specifiers before
?Tcl_Interp?
tcltkimg.c:470: warning: type of ?interp? defaults to ?int?
make: *** [tcltkimg.o] Error 1
ERROR: compilation failed for package ?tkrplot?
* removing ?/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/tkrplot?
ERROR: dependency ?tkrplot? is not available for package
?RcmdrPlugin.PT?
* removing ?/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/RcmdrPlugin.PT?

The downloaded packages are in
	?/tmp/Rtmp4tjo0X/downloaded_packages?
Warning messages:
1: In install.packages() :
  installation of package 'tkrplot' had non-zero exit status
2: In install.packages() :
  installation of package 'RcmdrPlugin.PT' had non-zero exit
status
> 

-- 
Brian Lunergan
Nepean, Ontario
Canada

Start with 

  sudo apt-get install r-cran-tkrplot

otherwise read numerous past emails here about the need for matching -dev
packages when building from source.

Dirk

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On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 19:35 -0500, Dirk Eddelbuettel
wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> On 14 August 2011 at 19:39, Brian Lunergan wrote:
> | On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 14:42 -0500, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> | > Start with 
> | > 
> | >   sudo apt-get install r-cran-tkrplot
> | > 
> | > otherwise read numerous past emails here about the need for matching
-dev
> | > packages when building from source.
> | > 
> | > Dirk
> | > 
> | 
> | Evening Dirk:
> | 
> | When I'm using the current edition of R I have found the R-cran
packages
> | I have access to on the surviving Heron repositories more often than not
> | turn out to be too old. I tried that route to pull in r-cran-rgl. When I
> | tried to load it with library() the system snarked back that it had been
> | built before version 2.10. Sooo... it would appear building from source
> | is the open option. Can you suggest which -dev packages I should be
> | checking for on my system? If I find and load them will R see and accept
> | them or will I need to "reinstall" to get the support in place
to build
> | tkrplot when I download it for installation?
> 
> Could we please keep the discussion on-list?
> 
> Dirk
Duly noted, Dirk. I shall post this to the list and CC yourself,
reversing your response approach to my original query.

To the business at hand. The archive is not super helpful as it is laid
out but I did find something that looked like it might help referencing
the tk and tcl dev files. Going into synaptic I pulled in three missing
items in the 8.4 and 8.5 version group. Since some mention was made
about "reninstalling" R to pick up access to them I did a reinstall of
r-base. Not sure if it was really called for, but when I called up R in
a root terminal window and ran install.packages() the last two bits fell
into place and I now have the PT plugin installed and working.

Now... Next problem is to get R and java talking to each properly so I
get the rjava package on board and by extension the other bits of the
TextMining plugin. But that's a question for another day. TTYL...

-- 
Brian Lunergan
Nepean, Ontario
Canada