Building R fails

I'm trying to build R-patched_2010-02-17.tar.gz, 'make' ends with

make[2]: Entering directory 
`/usr/local/src/R/R-patched/src/library/Recommended'
begin installing recommended package boot
Loading required package: survival
Error: package 'survival' could not be loaded
In addition: Warning message:
In library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc = 
lib.loc) :
   there is no package called 'survival'
Execution halted
make[2]: *** [boot.ts] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory 
`/usr/local/src/R/R-patched/src/library/Recommended'
make[1]: *** [recommended-packages] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory 
`/usr/local/src/R/R-patched/src/library/Recommended'
make: *** [stamp-recommended] Error 2

# uname -a
Linux tal 2.6.31-19-generic #56-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 28 02:39:34 UTC 2010 
x86_64 GNU/Linux

G?ran