On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 15:17 -0500, Marc Schwartz wrote: > on 05/08/2008 10:39 AM Michael Steinbeck-Reeves wrote: > > I have just installed R under Linux and had a tricky time finding out > > that I needed to install r-devel as it was not suggested by yum and > > does not appear in any of the FAQs. Everything was fine until I tried > > to install tseries then I was told in the compiler output that R.h > > was missing. Obviously a search on Google proved fruitless and I was > > forced to ask on r-help. I am now kicking myself, of course, but > > wouldn't it be a useful addition to the R installation FAQs, > > especially for those not acquainted with the C compiler output? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Michael > > The need for the -devel RPMS is referenced in the R Installation and > Administration Manual in Appendix A and Appendix C.
You are quite right - it is mentioned but you need to know that you are looking for it to find it - my initial thought was to look for R.h which was a total waste of time of course. All I suggested was that for the new user it might be helpful to have it mentioned in the FAQs or, even better, in the Linux installation section. Michael. > yum won't pick it up because the -devel RPM is not required to run R, > which is the case BTW for most applications installed using yum on RPM > based Linux systems. > > yum won't reference 'suggested RPMs', only those actually required to > run an application. > > However, if you are going to be doing any compilation of source code > against an RPM installed application, you will need the -devel RPMS, > which contain the required header (.h) files, among other things. Again, > under Linux, that is the case not only with R, but generally all > applications installed in this fashion. > > HTH, > > Marc Schwartz > -- ------------------------ Michael Steinbeck-Reeves www.steinbeck-reeves.co.uk Work +44(0)1256 886190 Mobile +44(0)7785 277413 Milton House Stratfield Saye Berkshire RG7 2BT ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel