> From: Prof Brian Ripley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:21 PM > To: Dean, David P > Cc: Uwe Ligges; r-devel@r-project.org; Paul Gilbert > Subject: Re: [Rd] Installing R-2.2.0 package > > On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Dean, David P wrote: > > >> From: Prof Brian Ripley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:42 AM > >> To: Uwe Ligges > >> Cc: Paul Gilbert; r-devel@r-project.org; Dean, David P > >> Subject: Re: [Rd] Installing R-2.2.0 package > >> > >> It works on Solaris 8 for me, and this is checked as part of the > >> alpha/beta process. > >> > >> The code is the same on Linux and Solaris, after all, so this would > have > >> to be a Solaris shell bug. > > > > I'm on Solaris 8 as well. R is compiled for 64-bits, but I wouldn't > expect > > that to be a factor. > > I tested this on a 64-bit setup, as it happens. > > > R was built and is run in an environment created with > > OpenPKG and containing GNU equivalents to many utilities -- so it's not > a > > stock Solaris setup. > > I hope /bin/sh is Solaris and not bash. > > > I'm not familiar with R internals but will be happy to try to debug if I > > can. Does the installer call out to the shell somehow? Where would I > start > > to look for the relevant code? > > INSTALL _is_ a shell script. > > Rather than mess about with past code, can you first please try the > current R-patched (see the FAQ) as I will shortly not have R-2.2.0 on > Solaris but rather R-patched (I already have R-devel in 4 flavours). > > > > > Thanks! > > David Dean
OK, I'll try the current patched. I did locate the INSTALL script and added a -x flag to see what is going on. (This is in the stock 2.2.0): + do_exit_on_error remove_R_package_dir=yes + test -z /net/gsun374/app/openpkg/lib/R-2.2.0-64bit/lib/R/bin/INSTALL: test: argument expected I think this line in do_exit_on_error causes an abend if bundlepkg isn't set: If test -z ${bundlepkg}; do Cheers, David Dean ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL NOTICE\ Unless expressly stated otherwise, this messag...{{dropped}} ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel