DW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Peter Dalgaard wrote: > > >DW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>Hello, > >> > >> Can anybody tell me why I am getting the error below when I run > >> "make check" and if it has any consequences I may regret later? > >> > >>I run: > >> > >># ./configure --enable-R-shlib > >># make > >># make check > >># make install > >> > >> > >> configure, make and make install all work without errors, and it > >> seems to install ok, and I even test the R binary after install, so > >> I guess it's working. But I want to make sure. I'm not going to be > >> using R, but I'm the net admin who has been tasked with installing > >> it our servers, so I don't want any nasty surprises. > >> > >> I wonder if it's possible that I'm missing libraries because I'm > >> not running X on the servers? > >> > >>This is: > >>FreeBSD 5.4 p8 > >>R-2.2.1 > >> > >> > >>make check output: > >> > >>(snip) > >>..... > >>running code in 'grDevices-Ex.R' ... OK > >>comparing 'grDevices-Ex.Rout' to 'grDevices-Ex.Rout.prev' ... OK > >>running code in 'graphics-Ex.R' ... OK > >>comparing 'graphics-Ex.Rout' to 'graphics-Ex.Rout.prev' ... OK > >>running code in 'stats-Ex.R' ...*** Error code 1 > >> > > Ouch. > > > >Please look for stats-Ex.Rout.fail at tell us what is in it (you > >should find it in tests/Examples in your builddir, interesting stuff > >should be towards the end of the file). > > > > > Here is what I found: > > > ## using the nl2sol algorithm > > fm4DNase1 <- nls( density ~ Asym/(1 + exp((xmid - log(conc))/scal)), > + data = DNase1, > + start = list(Asym = 3, xmid = 0, scal = 1), > + trace = TRUE, algorithm = "port") > 0 0.00000: 3.00000 0.00000 1.00000 > Error in nls(density ~ Asym/(1 + exp((xmid - log(conc))/scal)), data = > DNase1, : > Convergence failure: See PORT documentation. Code (27) > Execution halted > > > Thanks, > DW
Hmm. Faint bell ringing: We had a thread in R-core involving that error message (code 27 too) in a different context, back in August. It could indicate that you are tickling an intermittent bug in nlminb. Are you any good with a debugger? -- O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Øster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. K (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) 35327918 ~~~~~~~~~~ - ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) FAX: (+45) 35327907 ______________________________________________ [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
