[R] make check : problems?

[Peter Dalgaard BSA]

Agustin Lobo <alobo at ija.csic.es> writes:

> I'm the happy user of a new machine and
> I'm trying to compile R-1.4.0 on it
> (linux Suse 7.3 box).
> 
> After
> ./configure --with-gnome
> 
> I get the following configuration:
...
> configure: warning: you cannot build DVI versions of the R manuals
> configure: warning: you cannot build PDF versions of the R manuals
> 
> The warnings are because:
> checking for dvips...no
> (same for tex,latex,makeindex,pdftex,pdflatex)
> but this is not a concern now. I can do it later
> 
> Instead, I don't get gnome support despite the --with-gnome flag

Given the amount of other stuff you seem to be missing, I'd guess that
you need to install some of the gnome -devel packages.
 
> And, worst, this is what I get from make check:
> 
> linux:/usr/local/R-1.4.0 # make check FORCE=FORCE
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/R-1.4.0/tests'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/R-1.4.0/tests'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/R-1.4.0/tests/Examples'
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/local/R-1.4.0/tests/Examples'
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/R-1.4.0/tests/Examples'
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/local/R-1.4.0/tests/Examples'
> collecting examples for package `base' ...
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/local/R-1.4.0/src/library'
> /bin/sh: ../../bin/R: No such file or directory
> /bin/sh: ../../library/base/CONTENTS: No such file or directory
> cat: ../../library/*/CONTENTS: No such file or directory
> make[5]: *** [DOCS] Error 1

Did you run plain "make" first?

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