I've successfully built R 2.9.0 on Linux (amd64, i386 and ppc), but am having a bit of trouble with legacy boxen. What should have gone into the variable that is empty at the time it is used in "for f in $SOMETHING" and why does it end up being empty?
Solaris 8 with Sun Studio 11 compilers: building package 'methods' gmake[4]: Entering directory `/scratch/atossava/R-2.9.0/src/library/methods' all.R is unchanged /bin/bash: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `;' /bin/bash: -c: line 1: `for f in ; do if test -f ./${f}; then ../../../tools/install-sh -c -m 644 ./${f} ../../../library/methods; fi; done' gmake[4]: *** [front] Error 2 gmake[4]: Leaving directory `/scratch/atossava/R-2.9.0/src/library/methods' IRIX 6.5 with MIPSpro 7.4.4 compilers: building package 'methods' gmake[4]: Entering directory `/wrk/atossava/R-2.9.0/src/library/methods' all.R is unchanged /bin/sh: syntax error at line 1 : `;' unexpected gmake[4]: *** [front] Error 2 gmake[4]: Leaving directory `/wrk/atossava/R-2.9.0/src/library/methods' -- Atro Tossavainen (Mr.) / The Institute of Biotechnology at Systems Analyst, Techno-Amish & / the University of Helsinki, Finland, +358-9-19158939 UNIX Dinosaur / employs me, but my opinions are my own. < URL : http : / / www . helsinki . fi / %7E atossava / > NO FILE ATTACHMENTS ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel