[R] Error Compiling e1071

[David Meyer]

> 
> 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.

We added this warning because g++ 2.96 breaks the C++ code of `libsvm'
contained in the `e1071' package. If you don't use SVMs, you might
interprete this warning simply as a general upgrade suggestion :)

Best,
David.

> 
> Regards, Adai.
> 
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