You need a C compiler: the usual recommendation is XCode which you can get off your OS X install DVD or download from Apple Developer pages.
Out of curiosity, how did you download the first time? I can still get 2.13.x packages from CRAN though I haven't tried with arules specifically. Michael On Dec 7, 2011, at 6:05 AM, Thomas Chesney <[email protected]> wrote: > I sent the following and got the following reply to the R-Help, and then was > told I should have sent it here. > > On 07.12.2011 10:54, Thomas Chesney wrote: >> I'm using R version 2.13.0 (2011-04-13) on Mac OS X and I get the following >> error message with library(arules): >> >> Loading required package: Matrix >> Loading required package: lattice >> >> Attaching package: 'Matrix' >> >> The following object(s) are masked from 'package:base': >> >> det >> >> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) : >> unable to load shared object >> '/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.13/Resources/library/arules/libs/i386/arules.so': >> >> dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.13/Resources/library/arules/libs/i386/arules.so, >> 6): Library not loaded: >> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.14/Resources/lib/libR.dylib >> Referenced from: >> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.13/Resources/library/arules/libs/i386/arules.so >> Reason: image not found >> In addition: Warning message: >> package 'arules' was built under R version 2.14.0 >> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'arules' > > Install an arules binary that was built for your version of R (reather > than a later one) or install from sources. > > Uwe Ligges > >> >> The arules CRAN page says: Depends: R (≥ 2.11.0), stats, methods, Matrix >> (≥ 0.999375-38), all of which I have - anyone know what the problem is? I'm >> really relunctant to update R as its Package Installer is blocked somehow by >> our Firewall and updating all the packages I use is a major hassle. >> >> Thank you (as always!) >> >> Thomas >> >> PS on a related note, are the package installer port settings available >> somewhere and I'll send them to IT, ask them to unblock it? > > > ------------------------------------- > > I tried installing from source as Prof Ligges suggested (as explained here: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1474081/how-do-i-install-an-r-package-from-source) > but got the following error: > > install.packages("/Users/thomas/Documents/arules_1.0-7.tar.gz", repos=NULL, > type="source") > * installing *source* package ‘arules’ ... > ** libs > *** arch - i386 > sh: make: command not found > ERROR: compilation failed for package ‘arules’ > * removing > ‘/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.13/Resources/library/arules’ > Warning message: > In install.packages("/Users/thomas/Documents/arules_1.0-7.tar.gz", : > installation of package '/Users/thomas/Documents/arules_1.0-7.tar.gz' had > non-zero exit status > > Why would installing from source make any difference? Prof Ripley suggested I > use arules for R.13.0, which I would if I could find it. > > Has anyone got any advice? > > Thank you, > > Thomas > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may > contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, > please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, > copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any > attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do > not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. > > This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment > may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: > you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the > University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Mac mailing list > [email protected] > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
