Hi (Thx for the first responses and sorry for delay, been travelling ...)
Ok, when I copied some parts of my attempt to install rJava, I left out the stuff that DID work so let me try again more comprehensively: ### R version > R.version platform x86_64-pc-linux-gnu arch x86_64 os linux-gnu system x86_64, linux-gnu status major 2 minor 8.1 year 2008 month 12 day 22 svn rev 47281 language R version.string R version 2.8.1 (2008-12-22) ### Java version > java -version java version "1.6.0_0" IcedTea6 1.3.1 (6b12-0ubuntu6.1) Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_0-b12) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.6.0_0-b12, mixed mode) stgr...@stgries-acer:~$ So, I start R with > sudo R Then, within R: > install.packages("rJava") # choosing Austria and I get: ############ downloaded 231 Kb * Installing *source* package 'rJava' ... checking for gcc... gcc -std=gnu99 checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out checking whether the C compiler works... yes checking whether we are cross compiling... no checking for suffix of executables... checking for suffix of object files... o checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 accepts -g... yes checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO C89... none needed checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -std=gnu99 -E checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E checking for ANSI C header files... yes checking for sys/wait.h that is POSIX.1 compatible... yes checking for sys/types.h... yes checking for sys/stat.h... yes checking for stdlib.h... yes checking for string.h... yes checking for memory.h... yes checking for strings.h... yes checking for inttypes.h... yes checking for stdint.h... yes checking for unistd.h... yes checking for string.h... (cached) yes checking sys/time.h usability... yes checking sys/time.h presence... yes checking for sys/time.h... yes checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes configure: checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 supports static inline... yes checking Java support in R... present: interpreter : '/usr/bin/java' archiver : '' compiler : '' header prep.: '' cpp flags : '' java libs : '-L/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/amd64/server -L/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/amd64 -L/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/../lib/amd64 -L -L/usr/java/packages/lib/amd64 -L/usr/lib64 -L/lib64 -L/lib -L/usr/lib -ljvm' configure: error: Java Development Kit (JDK) is missing or not registered in R Make sure R is configured with full Java support (including JDK). Run R CMD javareconf as root to add Java support to R. If you don't have root privileges, run R CMD javareconf -e to set all Java-related variables and then install rJava. ERROR: configuration failed for package 'rJava' ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/rJava' The downloaded packages are in /tmp/RtmpFN4dvI/downloaded_packages Warning message: In install.packages("rJava") : installation of package 'rJava' had non-zero exit status ############ So, I enter: > sudo R CMD javareconf and get ############ Java interpreter : /usr/bin/java Java version : 1.6.0_0 Java home path : /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre Java compiler : not present Java headers gen.: Java archive tool: Java library path: $(JAVA_HOME)/lib/amd64/server:$(JAVA_HOME)/lib/amd64:$(JAVA_HOME)/../lib/amd64::/usr/java/packages/lib/amd64:/usr/lib64:/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib JNI linker flags : -L$(JAVA_HOME)/lib/amd64/server -L$(JAVA_HOME)/lib/amd64 -L$(JAVA_HOME)/../lib/amd64 -L -L/usr/java/packages/lib/amd64 -L/usr/lib64 -L/lib64 -L/lib -L/usr/lib -ljvm JNI cpp flags : Updating Java configuration in /etc/R Done. ############ But then, when I run > sudo R > install.packages("rJava") # choosing Austria I get the same stuff as before although JDK is installed and I did the reconf ... Any pointers, STG _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Debian mailing list R-SIG-Debian@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian