Hi List,
I get an error message "compiler cannot create executables" when I try to install a package. Searching the list archives reveals many messages with the same error message. The advice is generally to install g++ and development libraries. However, I have g++ installed and can compile and run programs as myself and via sudo. I got the library to install by using %sudo R CMD INSTALL --no-configure e1071_1.5-16.tar.gz can anyone explain this? Also where is the config.log that I should look in (see output below)? Isn't that in a tmp directory that is removed when the install fails? % sudo R CMD INSTALL e1071_1.5-16.tar.gz Password: * Installing *source* package 'e1071' ... checking for C++ compiler default output file name... configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. R 2.3.1 on kubuntu breezy (5.10 I think) Bye Rob ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
