solved: There was indeed a problem with exec rights in the /tmp dir as they were set by my VPS host. I fixed it by creating a dir 'tempdir' in my homedir, and giving it 777 rights. Then set the environment variable TMPDIR in R:
Sys.setenv(TMPDIR="/home/jeroen/tempdir"); install.packages("Cairo"); thank you :) Jeffrey Horner wrote: > > Check that your data partitions have the 'exec' flag set in /etc/fstab, > particulary the /tmp partition: > > http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1687&forum=31 > > Jeff > > Jeroen Ooms wrote: >> I am trying to install package "Cairo" on CentOS 5.2, but I keep getting >> this >> error: >> >> * Installing *source* package 'Cairo' ... >> /usr/lib64/R/bin/INSTALL: ./configure: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: >> Permission >> denied >> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'Cairo' >> ** Removing '/usr/lib64/R/library/Cairo' >> >> The downloaded packages are in >> /tmp/Rtmp8ML568/downloaded_packages >> Updating HTML index of packages in '.Library' >> Warning message: >> In install.packages("Cairo") : >> installation of package 'Cairo' had non-zero exit status >> >> I tried to do it manually but with no luck: >> >> [jer...@138 shizzle]$ sudo R CMD INSTALL Cairo_1.4-4.tar.gz >> * Installing to library '/usr/lib64/R/library' >> * Installing *source* package 'Cairo' ... >> /usr/lib64/R/bin/INSTALL: ./configure: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: >> Permission >> denied >> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'Cairo' >> ** Removing '/usr/lib64/R/library/Cairo' >> >> I have tried to changing the $TMPDIR to another dir, and giving it 777 >> permissions, but I keep getting the error. Some info: >> >> >>> sessionInfo() >>> >> R version 2.8.0 (2008-10-20) >> x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu >> >> locale: >> C >> >> attached base packages: >> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base >> >> >> [jer...@138 shizzle]$ gcc --version >> gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20071124 (Red Hat 4.1.2-42) >> Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. >> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is >> NO >> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR >> PURPOSE. >> >> >> > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/package-install-error-in-CentOS-tp21094790p21097936.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.