[R] Error Compiling e1071

[Uwe Ligges]

Adaikalavan Ramasamy wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I am trying to compile the package e1071 (version 1.3-11) with R CMD
> INSTALL. I tried with R 1.7.0 on Redhat Linux 2.4.7-10 and R 1.6.2 on
> Linux 2.4.9-34smp but keep getting the same error message during
> configure :
> 
> WARNING: g++ 2.96 cannot reliably be used with this package. Please use
> a different compiler.
> 
> Can anyone help me with this or at least point me in the right direction
> ? Thank you very much.
> 
> Regards, Adai.

As the warning says: "Please use a different compiler", e.g. GCC 3.3 or 
GCC 3.2.3 or much more current.

Uwe Ligges