segfault with readDCF on R 3.1.2 on AIX 6.1 when using install.packages
I went back and compiled older versions of R to see if this error
exists. On R 3.0.3, I get:
debug(available.packages)
install.packages('ggplot2', dep=TRUE, repo='http://cran.stat.ucla.edu')
...
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debug: z <- res0 <- tryCatch(read.dcf(file = tmpf), error = identity)
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Error: segfault from C stack overflow
On R 2.15.3, I do not see the error.
Thanks!
-- Vinh
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 8:10 AM, Vinh Nguyen <vinhdizzo at gmail.com> wrote:
Dear list, I was able to successfully compile R on our AIX box at work using the GNU compilers following the instructions on the R Administration guide. The output can be seen at here (https://gist.github.com/nguyenvinh/504321ea9c89d8919bef) and yields no errors . However, I get a segfault whenever I try to use the install.packages function to install packages. Using debug, I was able to trace it to the readDCF function: Browse[2]> debug: if (!all) return(.Internal(readDCF(file, fields, keep.white))) Browse[2]> debug: return(.Internal(readDCF(file, fields, keep.white))) Browse[2]> *** caught segfault *** address 4, cause 'invalid permissions' Possible actions: 1: abort (with core dump, if enabled) 2: normal R exit 3: exit R without saving workspace 4: exit R saving workspace Selection: Was curious if anyone has a clue on why such error exists or what I could do to fix it? I'm able to install packages via R CMD INSTALL, but I would hate to have to manually determine dependencies, download the source for each package, and install them "by hand" via R CMD INSTALL. Would be great to get this resolved. Thank you for your help. -- Vinh