[R-pkg-devel] /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ludev

2020-04-26 Thread Sameh M. Abdulah
I am getting this error when trying to install my package on CRAN. Do I need to contact CRAN to include it on the CRAN system? or there is another solution. /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ludev collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status --Sameh [[alternative HTML version deleted]]

Re: [R-pkg-devel] /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ludev

2020-04-26 Thread Jeff Newmiller
This is a highly OS-specific dependency. Are you sure you need this? Is it listed in your SystemRequirements entry in your DESCRIPTION file? On April 26, 2020 6:41:27 AM PDT, "Sameh M. Abdulah" wrote: >I am getting this error when trying to install my package on CRAN. Do I >need to contact

Re: [R-pkg-devel] /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ludev

2020-04-26 Thread Sameh M. Abdulah
Yes, I think I will need it but I did not specify it in my DESCRIPTION file, since I know that this is an OS libs, does adding this will help? —Sameh > On Apr 26, 2020, at 6:01 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > > This is a highly OS-specific dependency. Are you sure you need this? Is it > listed

Re: [R-pkg-devel] /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ludev

2020-04-26 Thread Ivan Krylov
On Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:39:50 + "Sameh M. Abdulah" wrote: > Yes, I think I will need it Could you tell us why your package needs it? Perhaps there is a way to make it an optional dependency. > since I know that this is an OS libs It is true that libudev is required for successful bootup of