R SIG Debian - May 2015 - Unable to install packages: "/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgfortran"

Dear all,

I'm using R version 3.2.0 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

 While trying to install any package I get the error: "/usr/bin/ld: cannot 
find -lgfortran"

If I open a Terminal and run "ldconfig -p | grep libgfortran"?, I
get:?
"libgfortran.so.3 (libc6,x86-64) => 
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgfortran.so.3"

I've been an R user for two years and this is the first time I get this 
error. I've uninstalled R and re-installed it but the problem was not 
solved. 

I'll be very grateful for any help or suggestions to solve the problem.

Best regards,

Natalia Morandeira
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On 7 May 2015 at 23:10, Natalia Morandeira wrote:
|  While trying to install any package I get the error: "/usr/bin/ld:
cannot
| find -lgfortran"
| 
| If I open a Terminal and run "ldconfig -p | grep libgfortran"?, I
get:?
| "libgfortran.so.3 (libc6,x86-64) => 
| /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgfortran.so.3"

You have the _run-time_ package for Fortran, you also need the dev package: 

edd at max:~$ COLUMNS=125 dpkg -l | grep libgfortran- | cut -c-75
ii  libgfortran-4.7-dev:amd64 4.7.4-2ubuntu1    amd64             Runtime l
ii  libgfortran-4.8-dev:amd64 4.8.3-12ubuntu3   amd64             Runtime l
ii  libgfortran-4.9-dev:amd64 4.9.1-16ubuntu6   amd64             Runtime l

That's on my 14.10 box.

Dirk

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http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | edd at debian.org

Thanks, Dirk!
That solved the problem
Best,
Natalia

You have the _run-time_ package for Fortran, you also need the dev package: 

edd at max:~$ COLUMNS=125 dpkg -l | grep libgfortran- | cut -c-75
ii  libgfortran-4.7-dev:amd64 4.7.4-2ubuntu1    amd64             Runtime l
ii  libgfortran-4.8-dev:amd64 4.8.3-12ubuntu3   amd64             Runtime l
ii  libgfortran-4.9-dev:amd64 4.9.1-16ubuntu6   amd64             Runtime l

That's on my 14.10 box.

Dirk

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http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | edd at debian.org
-----Original Message-----
From: "Natalia Morandeira" <nmorandeira at unsam.edu.ar>
To: r-sig-debian at r-project.org
Date: Thu, 07 May 2015 23:10:04 -0300
Subject: Unable to install packages: "/usr/bin/ld: cannot find
-lgfortran"

Dear all,

I'm using R version 3.2.0 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

 While trying to install any package I get the error: "/usr/bin/ld: cannot 
find -lgfortran"

If I open a Terminal and run "ldconfig -p | grep libgfortran"?, I
get:?
"libgfortran.so.3 (libc6,x86-64) => 
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgfortran.so.3"

I've been an R user for two years and this is the first time I get this 
error. I've uninstalled R and re-installed it but the problem was not 
solved. 

I'll be very grateful for any help or suggestions to solve the problem.

Best regards,

Natalia Morandeira
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