Dear, Using Guix fd0ef0e, I run:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- rsync -av --progress \ $(guix pack -RR --save-provenance \ -S /bin=bin \ -S /etc=etc \ -S /include=include \ -S /lib=lib \ -S /share=share \ -S /site-library=site-library \ r) \ cluster:/path/to/my/stuff --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- then log via SSH to cluster and untar the pack. --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ ls -ahl total 422M drwxrwxr-x 3 sitour sitour 3.8K Nov 4 19:05 . drwxrwxrwx. 15 root root 3.8K Nov 4 19:02 .. -r--r--r-- 1 sitour sitour 421M Jan 1 1970 5n55mgjcj33s700g91x0zzf3ngflnba7-tarball-pack.tar.gz lrwxrwxrwx 1 sitour sitour 54 Nov 4 19:05 bin -> gnu/store/fvvn6mc4s7p52frdlsfj502k4zbqb9j7-profile/bin lrwxrwxrwx 1 sitour sitour 54 Nov 4 19:05 etc -> gnu/store/fvvn6mc4s7p52frdlsfj502k4zbqb9j7-profile/etc drwxrwxr-x 3 sitour sitour 3.8K Nov 4 19:03 gnu lrwxrwxrwx 1 sitour sitour 58 Nov 4 19:05 include -> gnu/store/fvvn6mc4s7p52frdlsfj502k4zbqb9j7-profile/include lrwxrwxrwx 1 sitour sitour 54 Nov 4 19:05 lib -> gnu/store/fvvn6mc4s7p52frdlsfj502k4zbqb9j7-profile/lib lrwxrwxrwx 1 sitour sitour 56 Nov 4 19:05 share -> gnu/store/fvvn6mc4s7p52frdlsfj502k4zbqb9j7-profile/share lrwxrwxrwx 1 sitour sitour 63 Nov 4 19:05 site-library -> gnu/store/fvvn6mc4s7p52frdlsfj502k4zbqb9j7-profile/site-library --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- The usual ‘./bin/R’ fails with: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ ./bin/R : unsupported Guix execution engine; ignoring ./bin/R R version 4.0.3 (2020-10-10) -- "Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out" [...] *** caught segfault *** address 0x7f44f4b11008, cause 'memory not mapped' --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- and then has to be killed. Last, --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ gdb ./bin/R GNU gdb (GDB) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (7.2-92.el6) Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu". For bug reporting instructions, please see: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>... Reading symbols from /data2/tmp/foo/gnu/store/yz0zww6i4pafvwh6ysmqxr5pm72ks7lv-r-minimal-4.0.3R/bin/R...(no debugging symbols found)...done. (gdb) run Starting program: /data2/tmp/foo/gnu/store/yz0zww6i4pafvwh6ysmqxr5pm72ks7lv-r-minimal-4.0.3R/bin/R : unsupported Guix execution engine; ignoring /data2/tmp/foo/gnu/store/yz0zww6i4pafvwh6ysmqxr5pm72ks7lv-r-minimal-4.0.3R/bin/Rprocess 36927 is executing new program: /data2/tmp/foo/gnu/store/jwdvnklncaqw15376vbbr1vgpfr17j18-proot-static-5.1.0/bin/proot Detaching after fork from child process 36930. R version 4.0.3 (2020-10-10) -- "Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out" Copyright (C) 2020 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing Platform: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (64-bit) R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. R is a collaborative project with many contributors. Type 'contributors()' for more information and 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications. 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Error: package or namespace load failed for 'grDevices' in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...): unable to load shared object '/gnu/store/nqqhaz59gdr5q6mb6mw9dd8jk133rna2-r-minimal-4.0.3/lib/R/library/grDevices/libs/grDevices.so': /gnu/store/nqqhaz59gdr5q6mb6mw9dd8jk133rna2-r-minimal-4.0.3/lib/R/library/grDevices/libs/grDevices.so: cannot open shared object file: Bad address Error: package or namespace load failed for 'graphics' in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...): unable to load shared object '/gnu/store/nqqhaz59gdr5q6mb6mw9dd8jk133rna2-r-minimal-4.0.3/lib/R/library/grDevices/libs/grDevices.so': /gnu/store/nqqhaz59gdr5q6mb6mw9dd8jk133rna2-r-minimal-4.0.3/lib/R/library/grDevices/libs/grDevices.so: cannot open shared object file: Bad address Error: package or namespace load failed for 'stats' in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...): unable to load shared object '/gnu/store/nqqhaz59gdr5q6mb6mw9dd8jk133rna2-r-minimal-4.0.3/lib/R/library/grDevices/libs/grDevices.so': /gnu/store/nqqhaz59gdr5q6mb6mw9dd8jk133rna2-r-minimal-4.0.3/lib/R/library/grDevices/libs/grDevices.so: cannot open shared object file: Bad address During startup - Warning messages: 1: package 'grDevices' in options("defaultPackages") was not found 2: package 'graphics' in options("defaultPackages") was not found 3: package 'stats' in options("defaultPackages") was not found 4: Setting LC_CTYPE failed, using "C" 5: Setting LC_COLLATE failed, using "C" 6: Setting LC_TIME failed, using "C" 7: Setting LC_MESSAGES failed, using "C" 8: Setting LC_MONETARY failed, using "C" 9: Setting LC_PAPER failed, using "C" 10: Setting LC_MEASUREMENT failed, using "C" > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- The cluster machine is an old kernel: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- HEAD$ uname -a Linux HEAD 2.6.32-573.8.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 10 18:01:38 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- What do I miss? All the best, simon