# ls -l `which curl-config` -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6327 Oct 20 15:25 /usr/bin/curl-config
On Friday 01 November 2013 20:21:36 Michael Hannon wrote: > The error message doesn't seem to refer to the tmp directory. What do you > get from: > > ls -l `which curl-config` > > -- Mike > > > On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 7:43 PM, Rainer Schuermann <rainer.schuerm...@gmx.net > > wrote: > > > I'm trying to install.packages( "RCurl" ) as root but get > > ERROR: 'configure' exists but is not executable > > > > I remember having had something like that before on another machine and > > tried in bash what is described here > > http://mazamascience.com/WorkingWithData/?p=1185 > > and helped me before: > > # mkdir ~/tmp > > # export TMPDIR=~/tmp > > and added, just in case, > > # chmod u+x $TMPDIR > > > > which apparently does what it should > > # ls -ld $TMPDIR > > drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 4096 Nov 1 08:59 /root/tmp > > > > but it doesn't help, I get the same error. > > > > What else can I try? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Rainer > > > > > > > sessionInfo() > > R version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25) > > Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) > > > > locale: > > [1] LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC=C > > [3] LC_TIME=en_US.UTF-8 LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8 > > [5] LC_MONETARY=en_US.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8 > > [7] LC_PAPER=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NAME=C > > [9] LC_ADDRESS=C LC_TELEPHONE=C > > [11] LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US.UTF-8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=C > > > > attached base packages: > > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > > [1] tools_3.0.2 > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
