It is a slow day, and those who really know the answers may not be around. So here goes.
On 08/31/03 20:43, Bernhard Bals wrote: >Hi, ># rpm -i R-base-1.7.1-1.i386.rpm >error: failed dependencies: > libg2c.so.0 is needed by R-base-1.7.1-1 > >There seems to be only one dependency missing (hope that's all). Since >I've installed the Professional Edition with all the compilers and >libraries, it's maybe only a naming problem. > >What's behind this missing library? On my Red Hat System (noodle), I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/lib > "ls" -l libg2c* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Apr 8 13:57 libg2c.so.0 -> libg2c.so.0.0.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 109976 Feb 25 2003 libg2c.so.0.0.0 In other words, it is linked to libg2c.so.0.0.0. Also, where does it come from? [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/lib > rpm -q --whatprovides libg2c.so.0 libf2c-3.2.2-5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/lib > rpm -ql libf2c /usr/lib/libg2c.so.0 /usr/lib/libg2c.so.0.0.0 In sum, it seems you need the rpm called libf2c. >Do you think I need or should compile and install R myself (not using >one of the binary distributions)? I have done this, and I do recommend it if you have a reasonably fast computer. But in this particular case, based on guesstimation from the name of the missing rpm, I bit you would need it anyway. Another way to find missing rpms is by typing in the name of the relevant file in the search section of http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/ >2) Question: > >I want to use R not only interactively (issue commands after the prompt > > ..), but also use some functionality of R from a Perl script. It is better to ask one question per email. If this were the only one, I wouldn't answer. But I have noticed that Rweb uses Perl with R: http://www.math.montana.edu/Rweb/ There is also a CGIwithR package that I haven't tried, and I don't know what it does. -- Jonathan Baron, Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania Home page: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~baron R page: http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/ deleting "Your details" "Your application" "Approved" "Thank you!" ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
