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package installation question

2 messages · Peter Macdonald, Seth Falcon

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I selected a file called DRUtils_1.0.tar.gz as a Local Source File in the
Package Installer and got this result:

* Installing *source* package 'DRUtils' ...
** libs
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/bin/SHLIB: line 1: make: command
not found
    npackage installation failed
ERROR: compilation failed for package 'DRUtils'

What is it I am missing? Thanks for any suggestions!
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On 24 Aug 2005, pdmmac at mcmaster.ca wrote:

            
In order to be able to install an arbitrary source package (*.tar.gz)
you need to installl additional tools on your mac.  See the osx faq.
Basically, you need to setup your machine to build R from source.  If
you can do that, then you can build source packages.

The alternative is to stick with binary macosx packages (*.tgz).

+ seth