Message-ID: <497B5751.5020306@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
Date: 2009-01-24T18:00:49Z
From: Uwe Ligges
Subject: Build Error on Opensolaris iconvlist
In-Reply-To: <590995910901231959t4fcf8a53rd90ba97f44f94ac4@mail.gmail.com>
Karun Gahlawat wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Trying to build R-2.8.1. while configuring, it throws error
>
> ./configure
>
> checking iconv.h usability... yes
> checking iconv.h presence... yes
> checking for iconv.h... yes
> checking for iconv... yes
> checking whether iconv accepts "UTF-8", "latin1" and "UCS-*"... no
> checking for iconvlist... no
> configure: error: --with-iconv=yes (default) and a suitable iconv is
> not available
>
> I am confused.. sorry new to this..
> I can see the iconv binary, headers and libs all in the standard
> directory. Please help or redirect!
Please read the documentation, the R Installation and Administration
manuals tells you:
"You will need GNU libiconv: the Solaris version of iconv is not
sufficiently powerful. "
Uwe Ligges
> SunOS 5.11 snv_101b i86pc i386 i86pc
>
> CC: Sun Ceres C++ 5.10 SunOS_i386 2008/10/22
>
>
>
> Karun
>
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