What is 'R 2-5.2.1'? AFAIK there is no such version. I can tell you the most likely issue: is your Perl is pre 5.6.1 (very old indeed)?
The current R-patched (2.5.1 patched) requires Perl 5.6.1, and we do suggest that you install that rather than 2.5.1. (Interestingly, all versions of R since 2.4.0 have needed Perl >= 5.6.1 but this was not reported until after R 2.5.1 was released, and this is the third instance in a month or so. Perl 5.8, already over 5 years' old, will be required for future versions of R.) On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, Mike Box wrote: > > As shown below, the build process fails with only vague messages, > leaving me clueless as to how to resolve. > > Thanks, in advance, for any help that you may offer. > > Mike > > -------------------------------------- > > # ./configure --prefix=/SOURCES/R-2.5.1 --with-iconv=no > ... > ... > ... > R is now configured for sparc-sun-solaris2.8 > > Source directory: . > Installation directory: /SOURCES/R-2.5.1 > > C compiler: gcc -std=gnu99 -g -O2 > Fortran 77 compiler: g77 -g -O2 > > C++ compiler: g++ -g -O2 > Fortran 90/95 compiler: f95 -g > Obj-C compiler: -g -O2 > > Interfaces supported: X11 > External libraries: readline > Additional capabilities: NLS > Options enabled: shared BLAS, R profiling, Java > > Recommended packages: yes > > configure: WARNING: you cannot build info or HTML versions of the R manuals > > # make > ... > ... > ... > * Installing *source* package 'MASS' ... > ** libs > gcc -std=gnu99 -I/reserve/R-2.5.1/include -I/reserve/R-2.5.1/include > -I/usr/local/include -fPIC -g -O2 -c MASS.c -o MASS.o > gcc -std=gnu99 -I/reserve/R-2.5.1/include -I/reserve/R-2.5.1/include > -I/usr/local/include -fPIC -g -O2 -c lqs.c -o lqs.o > gcc -std=gnu99 -G -L/usr/local/lib -o MASS.so MASS.o lqs.o > ** R > ** data > ** moving datasets to lazyload DB > ** inst > ** preparing package for lazy loading > ** help > Can't use an undefined value as filehandle reference at > /reserve/R-2.5.1/share/perl/R/Rdconv.pm line 78. >>>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'MASS' > Formats: text html latex example > ERROR: building help failed for package 'MASS' > ** Removing '/reserve/R-2.5.1/library/MASS' > ** Removing '/reserve/R-2.5.1/library/class' > ** Removing '/reserve/R-2.5.1/library/nnet' > ** Removing '/reserve/R-2.5.1/library/spatial' > *** Error code 1 > make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `VR.ts' > Current working directory /reserve/R-2.5.1/src/library/Recommended > *** Error code 1 > make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `recommended-packages' > Current working directory /reserve/R-2.5.1/src/library/Recommended > *** Error code 1 > make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `stamp-recommended' > # > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > -- 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 ______________________________________________ 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.
