On Apr 13, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Shelah Morita wrote: > Hi, > > I recently tried to re-install R 2.6.2.dmg from R 2.5 similar to > Brendan below. I also got an installer error associated with tcl/ > tk. I > removed R and all the associate receipts (including for tcl) and tried > to reinstall, but got the same error. >
Please read http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.r.mac/2305 Cheers, Simon > As you suggested to Brendan, I have looked in /usr/local and > /usr/local/lib. I get the following error with trying to cd to > /usr/local/lib: > > -bash: cd: lib: Too many levels of symbolic links > > I know that system did not have this problem before I tried to > reinstall > R. > > But I have not idea how to figure out where the symbolic loop is, > especially if I can't even open the directory. > > Can you please help. > > Thanks, > > Shelah >> Brendan, >> >> you have likely an infinite softlink in /usr/local. Please verify >> that >> your /usr/local and /usr/local/lib is in order. If the error still >> persists, please send us the installer log from the failed >> installation. >> >> Cheers, >> Simon >> >> PS: Please don't set high-priority flags on your emails, it's >> superfluous and considered rude by some. >> >> On Apr 11, 2008, at 7:05 PM, Brendan Casey wrote: >> >>> / Hello, >> />/ >> />/ I had problems with rcmdr and tcl/tk before but straightened them >> />/ out. this time, I am really stuck. >> />/ >> />/ I was having alot of issues with Rgrphviz so I fiured I would >> just >> />/ start over. I uninstalled all the R folder, libraries, >> frameworks, >> />/ and packages. I then downloaded the latest (2008-02-08) >> version of R >> />/ 2.6.2 for my Mac OSX (10.4.11) I also have X11 installed >> (1.1.3) and >> />/ was able to run some sort of X11 update from apple. I also tried >> />/ xcode tools download from apple, but it didnt give me an option >> to >> />/ install X11 again. >> />/ >> />/ When I install R from the disk image, it says that there was an >> error >> />/ with the installation. When i try to install the tcl/tk package >> />/ alone, it also says error with the installation. It seems like >> its >> />/ installing R and Rgui, but nothing else. >> />/ >> />/ After starting R (gui) I installed rcmdr and the dependencies. I >> />/ then started X11 and tried to load rcmdr. Here is what I got: >> />/ >> />/ Loading required package: tcltk >> />/ Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... Error in fun(...) : >> />/ Can't find a usable init.tcl in the following directories: >> />/ @TCL_IN_FRAMEWORK@ @TCL_IN_FRAMEWORK@ >> />/ >> />/ This probably means that Tcl wasn't installed properly. >> />/ >> />/ In addition: Warning messages: >> />/ 1: In library() : >> />/ library '/Users/brendancasey/Library/R/2.6/library' contains no >> />/ packages >> />/ 2: In library() : >> />/ library '/Users/brendancasey/Library/R/2.6/library' contains no >> />/ packages >> />/ Error : .onLoad failed in 'loadNamespace' for 'tcltk' >> />/ Error: package 'tcltk' could not be loaded >> />/ ____________________________ >> />/ I dont mind uninstalling more folders and starting from scratch >> (X11, >> />/ R, Rgui, etc), but I am not prepared to reinstall my OS if that >> is >> />/ what it will take. >> />/ >> />/ Can someone please help me with this? >> />/ >> />/ Brendan Casey >> />/ bcasey1 at hotmail dot com >> />/ _______________________________________________ >> />/ R-SIG-Mac mailing list >> />/ R-SIG-Mac at stat.math.ethz.ch >> <https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac >> > >> />/ https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac >> />/ >> />/ >> / > > -- > > Shelah Morita Ph.D. > NSF International Research Fellow > Department of Botany and Zoology > University of Stellenbosch > Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602 > SOUTH AFRICA > > +27 21 808-3232 Office > +27 21 808-2405 Fax > +27 79 774-8372 Cell > +1 202 684-6849 (Voice Mail) > Skype:bellamyia > > http://pangonid.net > > _ _ > ( \ ! > `.\| , > <!||)( )(O\______________ > /|\ `^ > / / | > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > _______________________________________________ > 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
