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On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:21 AM, Robert Wyatt <[email protected]>wrote: > Well, you get xquartz from > http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/X11-2.3.3.2.dmg > > You wouldn't need xorg-shlibs. > > You should be able to see ghostscript fonts. What do you get from > fink --version > > > > > Joe Caramagno wrote: > >> Hey Robert, >> >> Thanks for the help. >> I downloaded the R-2.9.1dmg from CRAN. >> Okay, so if xorg is not available for 10.5, then I'll have to use >> something else. Like you said, xquartz. But xquartz doesn't show up in my >> Fink Commander window either. And what about xorg-shlibs and >> ghostscript-fonts? >> >> Joe >> >> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Robert Wyatt >> <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Joe Caramagno wrote: >> >> I am a new user and admittedly have no idea what I'm doing. >> That's why I'm following directions given to me by my professor. >> Here's my issue: I'm installing R on my macbook pro with leopard >> 10.5.7. As instructed, I downloaded R, aquamacs, the latest >> version Xcode, and the latest version of Fink. I was instructed >> to install the following packages in this order: >> xorg xorg-shlibs tetex tetex-texmf auctex xdvi ghostscript >> ghostscript-fonts gv ggv ispell >> xorg xorg-shlibs and ghostscript-fonts do not appear in the main >> window when I start Fink. I need to know if I absolutely need >> those packages to run R, or are they somehow automatically >> installed already, or is there some workaround I can employ. >> Thanks. >> >> Joe >> >> >> Hi Joe, >> >> I'm not an expert with r, so help me out here. >> >> Does your professor know there is a MacOS X (native) binary >> available? http://cran.r-project.org/ >> >> When you "downloaded R" where did you get it (that is which file do >> you mean that you downloaded)? >> >> The package (r-base) includes the following: >> >> R.app no longer included in the R source distribution. To >> install, go to http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/, download >> and install R-GUI.dmg. You will then need to edit Info.plist >> inside the app bundle to point to /sw/Library/R.Framework >> (instead of /Library/R.Framework). >> >> >> (But I don't find R-GUI.dmg at that location.) >> >> xorg is not available on 10.5... >> http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/xorg >> >> ... instead, users are now encouraged to use xquartz: >> http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/Releases >> >> In your "fink window" (do you mean you are using Fink Commander?) do >> you see r-base available? >> >> Best regards, >> Robert >> >> >>
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