[R] Problem while installing packages

[Torsten Hothorn]

> 
> Here is the output I had while trying to install RmSQL :
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> > R INSTALL -l /software/R-1.0.0/library/
> /software/archive/R/RmSQL_0.2-1.tar.gz
> Installing package `RmSQL' ...
>  libs
> RmSQL.c:7: msql.h: No such file or directory
> make: *** [RmSQL.o] Error 1
>  R
>  help
>  >>> Building/Updating help pages for package `RmSQL'
>      Formats: text html latex example
>  DONE (RmSQL)
> <here I interrupted the installation>


RmSQL is based on mSQL, which is a database system. RmSQL needs the msql
library and msql.h. You will have to install msql (www.Hughes.com.au)
and edit the Makefile in RmSQL/src (this will work without changes, if you
install mSQL in /usr/local/Hughes). 

Should add a configure script :-)
 
Torsten



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> 
> I am even more confused trying to install multiv :
> --------------
> > R INSTALL -l /software/R-1.0.0/library/
> /software/archive/R/multiv_1.0-3.tar.gz
> Installing package `multiv' ...
>  libs
> g77  -fPIC -g -O2 -c bea.f -o bea.o
> g77  -fPIC -g -O2 -c ca.f -o ca.o
> g77  -fPIC -g -O2 -c hc.f -o hc.o
> g77  -fPIC -g -O2 -c hcmovie.f -o hcmovie.o
> g77  -fPIC -g -O2 -c members.f -o members.o
> g77  -fPIC -g -O2 -c partition.f -o partition.o
> g77  -fPIC -g -O2 -c pca.f -o pca.o
> g77  -fPIC -g -O2 -c sammon.f -o sammon.o
> gcc -shared  -o /software/R-1.0.0/library/multiv/libs/multiv.so bea.o
> ca.o hc.o hcmovie.o members.o partition.o pca.o sammon.o
> -L/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/egcs-2.91.66 -L/usr/i486-linux/lib -lg2c
> -lm
>  R
>  help
>  >>> Building/Updating help pages for package `multiv'
>      Formats: text html latex example
>  DONE (multiv)
> 
> DONE (INSTALL)
> ----------
> 
> Obviously something went wrong with the documentation this time... In
> 'R', the command
> 'library()' does not list 'multiv' as package...
> 
> 
> 
> I certainly did something wrong.... but what ????
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Laurent Gautier
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