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Compilation error of R-2.14.0 on Mac OS 10.7.2

3 messages · Jean-Baptiste Marquette, Marc Schwartz, Roebuck,Paul L

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Dear R gurus,

I attempt to install the latest version of R from source on my MacBook Pro, using latest versions of Xcode and gfortran for Lion and configure options:

./configure --with-libintl-prefix=/sw --enable-R-shlib (this last option necessary to further install the Rpy Python package)

I got the following unreduced compilation error:

gcc -std=gnu99 -dynamiclib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -undefined dynamic_lookup -single_module -multiply_defined suppress -L/sw/lib -L/usr/local/lib -o tools.so text.o init.o Rmd5.o md5.o signals.o -L../../../../lib -lR -dylib_file libRblas.dylib:../../../../lib/libRblas.dylib -lintl -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation
make[6]: `Makedeps' is up to date.
mkdir ../../../../library/tools/libs
Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) : 
  unable to load shared object '/Users/marquett/Downloads/R-2.14.0/library/tools/libs/tools.so':
  dlopen(/Users/marquett/Downloads/R-2.14.0/library/tools/libs/tools.so, 6): Symbol not found: _libintl_dgettext
  Referenced from: /Users/marquett/Downloads/R-2.14.0/library/tools/libs/tools.so
  Expected in: /Users/marquett/Downloads/R-2.14.0/lib/libR.dylib
 in /Users/marquett/Downloads/R-2.14.0/library/tools/libs/tools.so
Error: impossible de charger le code R depuis le package ?tools?
Execution halted
make[3]: *** [all] Error 1
make[2]: *** [R] Error 1
make[1]: *** [R] Error 1
make: *** [R] Error 1

However the binary file matches the unresolved symbol:

grep _libintl_dgettext /Users/marquett/Downloads/R-2.14.0/library/tools/libs/tools.so
Binary file /Users/marquett/Downloads/R-2.14.0/library/tools/libs/tools.so matches

Any help welcome.

Cheers
Jean-Baptiste
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On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Jean-Baptiste Marquette wrote:

            
First, this query is best posted to R-SIG-MAC, not R-Help. More info here:

  https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac

Second, the pre-built R binary for OSX that Simon creates already uses --enable-R-shilb, so that there is no reason to build from source if that is your only issue.

Third, on OSX, there is no /sw by default and it is not clear why you are using that configure option, which is the likely source of the error you are getting.

If you really want to build from source, there is information in the R for OSX FAQ:

  http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/RMacOSX-FAQ.html

The R Installation and Admin Manual:

  http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#Building-from-source-on-_0028Mac_0029-OS-X

and Simon's page:

  http://R.research.att.com/building.html

HTH,

Marc Schwartz
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Although I didn't try it, generally adding Fink to the mix is WRONG.
Don't try to mix Fink and anything else.
On 12/8/11 11:37 AM, "Jean-Baptiste Marquette" <marquett at iap.fr> wrote: