[R] error in installing R packages

Eva Winter eva at veracyte.com
Thu Aug 7 22:50:36 CEST 2008


Hi, 

Thanks for the help. The problem is fixed.  It was because of the pre-existing installation is binary. After installing the corresponding devel version, I am able to load the packages in the proper place

Best, -e

-----Original Message-----
From: Bernardo Rangel Tura [mailto:tura at centroin.com.br] 
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:44 PM
To: Eva Winter
Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [R] error in installing R packages

Em Qua, 2008-08-06 às 15:51 -0700, Eva Winter escreveu:
> Hello,
> 
>  
> 
> I am trying to install R packages under linux, some of the packages can
> not be installed  and I got the following errors, could anybody give me
> suggestion on where the problem is and how to fix them? Thanks -e
> 
(...)
> 
> make: *** [cmeans.o] Error 1
> 
> chmod: cannot access `/usr/share/R/library/e1071/libs/*': No such file
> or directory
> 
> ERROR: compilation failed for package 'e1071'
> 
> ** Removing '/usr/share/R/library/e1071'
> 
>  
> 
> The downloaded packages are in
> 
>         /tmp/RtmpZ0Gndg/downloaded_packages


Eva,

Sorry but you type "sudo R" to invoke R ?


-- 
Bernardo Rangel Tura, M.D,MPH,Ph.D
National Institute of Cardiology
Brazil



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