I've been successfully using R on SuSe linux for the last 2 years and I use the rpm :-)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ernesto Jardim Sent: 07 July 2005 10:48 Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [R] R under suse linux 9.3 Peter Dalgaard wrote: > Ernesto Jardim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>Mahdi Osman wrote: >> >>>Hi, dear list members, >>> >>>I've been using R under windows XP and I am now changing >>>my system to SUSE LINUX 9.3. >>> >>>I could figure out that there is no precompiled version >>>of R for LINUX. To get me going, I would like your help >>>regarding what I need to setup R under my SUSE LINUX. >>> >>>Which compiler do I need to be able to compile the source >>>and I was wondering if I could get GNU compiler? >>> >>>I highly appreciate your help and for taking your time. >>> >>> >>>Looking forward to hearing from you >>> >>>Regards >>> >>>Mahdi >>> >> >>Hi Mahdi, >> >>Just uncompress the file >> >>tar -xzf R-2.1.0.tar.gz > > > Er, 2.1.1 has been out a couple of weeks... > > >>cd into the directory and do >> >>./configure --prefix=/usr/local >>make >>make install >> >>It might happen that some packages are not installed, the most common >>is >>not to have the devel version of "readline" and "f2c". Just start yast >>and install these packages. > > > f2c ?? > > gcc-g77 more likely. Plus various other stuff relating to tcl/tk, etc. > > > >>Another issue is that you should run the previous commands with your >>user and the "make install" has root. > > > Yes, but what was ever wrong with > > http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/suse/9.3/RPMS/i586/R-base-2.1.1-1. > i586.rpm > > ? > Hi, Probably nothing is wrong with the rpm, I just prefer to compile it myself ... Regards EJ ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
