[R] Error building R 2-5.2.1 on Sun Solaris 8

2007-08-23 Thread Mike Box
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

Re: [R] Error building R 2-5.2.1 on Sun Solaris 8

2007-08-23 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
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