The simplest way is probably to edit the libxml2 library and remove the module containing xmlParserError. That's what the Windows maintainer has to do.
On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Sean Davis wrote: > I am working to build the XML package for R on MacOS X. I have installed > libxml2-2.5.9 into /usr/local. I set the > LIBXML_INCDIR=/usr/local/include/libxml2. I use R INSTALL, I get the > following: > > R INSTALL -c -l /usr/local/R/library XML_0.94-1.tar.gz > : > : > : > gcc -bundle -flat_namespace -undefined suppress -L/sw/lib -L/usr/local/lib > -o XML.so DocParse.o EventParse.o ExpatParse.o HTMLParse.o RSDTD.o > RUtils.o Utils.o XMLEventParse.o XMLTree.o -lz -lxml2 > ld: multiple definitions of symbol _xmlParserError > Utils.o definition of _xmlParserError in section (__TEXT,__text) > /usr/local/lib/libxml2.dylib(libxml2.2.5.9.dylib-master.o) definition of > _xmlParserError > make: *** [XML.so] Error 1 > ERROR: compilation failed for package 'XML' > > How can I fix the problem? I have tried compiling straight source that > has other problems. I think that I need to modify the "makefile" to let > the compiler to use only the first definition of _xmlParserError, but I > don't know how to do this when using R INSTALL. > > Thanks, > Sean > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > -- 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