That's strange (RedHat again?) it is part of the gcc build, and not part of f2c. It looks to me as if the version actually used is
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2/libg2c.so in gcc-g77-3.2-7 on RH8.0. SuSE may well be different. On Sun, 31 Aug 2003, Jonathan Baron wrote: > 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/ In this case, don't. Install g77. -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
