On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 10:25:07PM +1000, Robert Dunne wrote:
> 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
This statement of your conflicts with the msg you show below. Do you,
or don't you, succeed?
> 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)
Please try
$ sudo apt-get install r-base-dev
as you seem to missing g++, and probably a host of other things.
Dirk
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