I have read and added the options in the config.site file. Although I get the following message R is now configured for sparc-sun-solaris2.8
Source directory: . Installation directory: /usr/local C compiler: gcc -g -O2 C++ compiler: g++ -g -O2 Fortran compiler: g77 -g Interfaces supported: X11 External libraries: readline Additional capabilities: bzip2, PCRE Options enabled: R profiling Recommended packages: no configure.log still shows missing readline.h file. It shows the following in config.log | #include <readline/history.h> configure:12368: result: no configure:12404: checking for readline/history.h configure:12411: result: no configure:12296: checking readline/readline.h usability configure:12309: gcc -c -g -O2 -I/usr/local/R/readline -I/local/R/readline conftest.c >&5 configure:12379:31: readline/readline.h: No such file or directory configure:12312: $? = 1 and my config.site file contains the following LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/R/readline" LIBS="-L/usr/local/lib -L/local/R/readline" CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/R/readline -I/local/R/readline" when I envoke R and press C-r it writes (reverse-i-search)`': but C-l , M-b, and others work. the only keys that do not work are the delete and arrow up and down. Thank you for all the help ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Maechler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jean Eid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [R] readline and R installation > One way is setting the (or adding to an existing one) > environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH to your directory > (.../local/R/readline); there are other related ways described > in the "R Administration/Installation" manual which I'd warmly > recommend consulting here. > > If that is really /local/R/... I guess the resulting R will only > run on your workstation which is a bit unfortunate. > Did you try to convince your sys.admin installing readline > "globally"? > > Hoping this helps, > > Martin Maechler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://stat.ethz.ch/~maechler/ > Seminar fuer Statistik, ETH-Zentrum LEO C16 Leonhardstr. 27 > ETH (Federal Inst. Technology) 8092 Zurich SWITZERLAND > phone: x-41-1-632-3408 fax: ...-1228 <>< > > >>>>> "Jean" == Jean Eid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> on Tue, 8 Jul 2003 09:45:20 -0400 writes: > > Jean> I am trying to install R 1.7.1 on a > Jean> sparc-sun-solaris2.8 system. although gnu readline is > Jean> installed and works fine on the parent directory, R is > Jean> not recognizing it. I get the following in the > Jean> config.log file. > > Jean> configure:11627: checking for rl_callback_read_char in -lreadline > Jean> configure:11658: gcc -o conftest -g -O2 -L/usr/local/lib > Jean> conftest.c -lreadline -ldl -ltermcap -lm >&5 > Jean> ld: fatal: library -lreadline: not found > Jean> ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to conftest > Jean> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > Jean> I also tried to install the most recent version of > Jean> readline (version 4.3) with no luck. as I do not have > Jean> root access to the system I have included the readline > Jean> directory in my home path. I beleive that I have to > Jean> change the path of the readline library from > Jean> usr/local/lib to my own which is on /local/R/readline, > Jean> however I do not want to change the configure file > Jean> without making sure I am doing the right thing, Any > Jean> help is appreciated, > ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help