On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Vivek Menon wrote: >> >> >> > uname -a gives me this:========== >> > Linux XXXXXXXX 2.6.21.1-xserve #17 SMP Thu Jun 14 19:45:57 MDT 2007 >> ppc64 >> > ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux >> > =========== >> > Also when I configure I see the foll. output: >> > ==================== >> > R is now configured for powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu >> >> That might be the problem: 'powerpc64' not 'ppc64'. What Linux distro is >> this? > > > I am using Yellow Dog Linux distro. > >> Source directory: . >> > Installation directory: /usr/local >> > >> > C compiler: gcc -std=gnu99 -g -O2 >> > Fortran 77 compiler: gfortran -g -O2 >> > >> > C++ compiler: g++ -g -O2 >> > Fortran 90/95 compiler: gfortran -g -O2 >> > Obj-C compiler: >> > >> > Interfaces supported: >> > External libraries: readline >> > Additional capabilities: PNG, iconv, MBCS, NLS >> > Options enabled: shared BLAS, R profiling, Java >> > >> > Recommended packages: yes >> > ============================ >> > Do you have any suggestions?? >> >> And what is the setting of the flags I mentioned? See the manual I >> pointed you to, or the Makeconf file? > > > I checked the Makeconf file and found the following settings: > CPICFLAGS = -fpic > FPICFLAGS = -fpic
So my comment in the first reply applied, since it looks like your distro is using an unusual name. You need to change these (and in etc/Makeconf). > Thanks, > Vivek > > >> Thanks, >> > Vivek >> > On 6/25/07, Prof Brian Ripley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Is this ppc32 or ppc64? (What does uname -a say?) >> >> >> >> If the former, you might need to set CPICFLAGS and FPICFLAGS to -fPIC >> >> (rather than -fpic): please look these up in the R-admin.html file >> (which >> >> INSTALL points you to). >> >> >> >> For ppc64 configure should have found -fPIC. >> >> >> >> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Vivek Menon wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hello everybody,I am having an error while compiling R-2.5.0 on Linux >> >> > powerpc. >> >> > This is what I see when I do a make: >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > gcc -std=gnu99 -shared -L/usr/local/lib -o grDevices.so chull.o >> >> devNull.o >> >> > devPicTeX.o devPS.o devQuartz.o init.o >> >> > ../../../../library/grDevices/libs/grDevices.so is unchanged >> >> > make[5]: Leaving directory >> >> > `/home/vivekv/sw_alg/R-2.5.0/src/library/grDevices/src' >> >> > >> >> > make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/vivekv/sw_alg/R-2.5.0 >> >> > /src/library/grDevices/src' >> >> > Warning: unable to load shared library '/home/vivekv/sw_alg/R-2.5.0 >> >> > /modules//lapack.so': >> >> > /home/vivekv/sw_alg/R- 2.5.0/modules//lapack.so: R_PPC_REL24 >> relocation >> >> at >> >> > 0x0e65d7e4 for symbol `strlen' out of range >> >> > Error in solve.default(rgb) : lapack routines cannot be loaded >> >> > Error: unable to load R code in package 'grDevices' >> >> > Execution halted >> >> > make[3]: *** [all] Error 1 >> >> > make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/vivekv/sw_alg/R-2.5.0 >> >> > /src/library/grDevices' >> >> > make[2]: *** [R] Error 1 >> >> > make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/vivekv/sw_alg/R- 2.5.0/src/library' >> >> > make[1]: *** [R] Error 1 >> >> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/vivekv/sw_alg/R-2.5.0/src' >> >> > make: *** [R] Error 1 >> >> > >> >> > Please let me know what needs to be done for a successful >> installation. >> >> > Thanks, >> >> > Vivek >> >> > >> >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> > >> >> > ______________________________________________ >> >> > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ >> >> University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) >> >> 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) >> >> Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 >> >> >> > >> >> > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.