You are correct. I am definitely an inexperienced, untrained beginner. I will read the info in the link.
I did think to put /usr/ccs/bin in the Root path (I am doing this logged in as Root). When I typed make this time, it actually goes through a long process, but ends with these error messages. Any speculation on these? Thanks again. Error code 255 make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `libbz2.a' Current working directory /usr/local/lib/R/library/R-2.8.1/src/extra/bzip2 *** Error code 1 The following command caused the error: make libbz2.a make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `R' Current working directory /usr/local/lib/R/library/R-2.8.1/src/extra/bzip2 *** Error code 1 The following command caused the error: list='blas bzip2 pcre zlib intl'; for d in ${list}; do \ (cd ${d} && make R) || exit 1; \ done make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `R' Current working directory /usr/local/lib/R/library/R-2.8.1/src/extra *** Error code 1 The following command caused the error: for d in scripts include extra appl nmath unix main modules library; do \ (cd ${d} && make R) || exit 1; \ done make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `R' Current working directory /usr/local/lib/R/library/R-2.8.1/src *** Error code 1 The following command caused the error: for d in m4 tools doc etc share src tests po; do \ (cd ${d} && make R) || exit 1; \ done make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `R' # -----Original Message----- From: Ben Bolker [mailto:bol...@ufl.edu] Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:17 AM To: Powers, Randall - BLS Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Eror message: not a valid package -- installed < 2.0.0 From the R directory, after configuring successfully, try /usr/ccs/bin/make Do read the INSTALL manual, as BDR suggested ... that also suggests MAKE=/usr/ccs/bin/make $MAKE (instead of "make") it also sounds like you're inexperienced with building software (apologies if not true), so the INSTALL file might be written at too high a level. You might skim http://developers.sun.com/solaris/articles/build_sw_on_solaris.html good luck Ben Powers, Randall - BLS wrote: > Thanks, that helps some. > > When I search for make, it appears in a number of places: > > # find / -name make -print > /usr/share/lib/make > /usr/ccs/bin/make > /usr/xpg4/bin/make > /usr/local/lib/R/library/R-2.8.1/share/make > /usr/local/lib/R/share/make > /usr/local/lib/R-2.8.1/share/make > /apps/oracle/product/10.2/inventory/make > /osmrapps/make > /osmrapps/make/make-3.70/make > /osmrapps/make/make > > When I cd to the location you suggested, I get: > > # pwd > /usr/ccs/bin > # make check > make: not found > # ./make > make: Fatal error: No arguments to build # > > Am I doing something wrong? > > Thanks again! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Powers, Randall - BLS > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:27 AM > To: 'Ben Bolker'; r-help@r-project.org > Subject: RE: [R] Eror message: not a valid package -- installed < > 2.0.0 > > I am running 2.6.0 because I can't seem to get 2.8.1 configured > properly. > > When I do ./configure, it goes through a long list, and ends with > > configure: error: --with-iconv=yes (default) and a suitable iconv is > not available > > When I run make, I get the message below. > > > # make > make: not found > > So does anybody have any help regarding how do get the install to work? > Otherwise, I am stuck with 2.6.0. > > Thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org > [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] > On Behalf Of Ben Bolker > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:49 PM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] Eror message: not a valid package -- installed < > 2.0.0 > > > Is there any reason you can't just install an up-to-date version of > R (R 2.8.1), from cran.us.r-project.org (or your favorite mirror, see > www.r-project.org) and see if that fixes the problem? Installing R on > SunOS is not quite the breeze that it is on MacOS, Windows, or Linux, > but it's not that bad ... and you are much more likely to get help > from the list if you make it worth people's while to help you by > either (1) explaining why you are stuck with an old version > [regulatory compliance/mission-critical old R software] or (2) > installing recent R and showing that the problem persists. > > Ben Bolker > > > Powers, Randall - BLS wrote: >> >> >>> Hello R-help, >>> >>> >>> We are running R version 2.6.0 (2007-10-03). I believe that I got it >>> from www.sunfreeware.com. A number of the packages that we attempt >>> to > >>> download from http://www.r-project.org/ give us the error message >>> below when we attempt to run them. >>> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Eror-message%3A--not-a-valid-package----installe > d- > %3C-2.0.0-tp21962051p21962788.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Ben Bolker Associate professor, Biology Dep't, Univ. of Florida bol...@ufl.edu / www.zoology.ufl.edu/bolker GPG key: www.zoology.ufl.edu/bolker/benbolker-publickey.asc ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.