thanks Duncan, i've updated it and it works now. since it did not complain about version numbers, i did not think that was the problem. i'll take care about it next time.
robert. On Fri, 2009-06-05 at 13:35 -0700, Duncan Temple Lang wrote: > Hi Robert > > As Brian Ripley wrote in a message to the list earlier today, > you will want a more recent version of libcurl. > RCurl can be easily made to check the availability of all the different > options to handle old versions of libcurl, but this slows down the > installation for everyone. But more importantly, it is advisable > to update curl to avoid some security issues in older versions > and to access the improvements. > > D. > > > Robert Castelo wrote: > > dear list, > > > > i'm trying to install the package RCurl into a linux system running SUSE > > Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 but i get compilation errors which i > > guess should be due to some missing additional software. i've been > > searching about the R-help archives without success so i hope somebody > > can point me out to this missing piece. > > > > in principle, i have the necessary curl software installed: > > > > $ rpm -qa | grep curl > > curl-7.15.1-19.11 > > curl-devel-7.15.1-19.11 > > curl-32bit-7.15.1-19.11 > > > > however as you'll see below, when i try to install it from R the > > compilation breaks. i've included at the end also the sessionInfo() > > output (it's R-2.9.0). i've also tried to install a newer version of > > RCurl (0.98) which i found in http://www.omegahat.org/RCurl but it gives > > the same errors. > > > > thanks! > > robert. > > > >> install.packages("RCurl", repos="http://cran.r-project.org";) > > trying URL 'http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/RCurl_0.97-3.tar.gz' > > Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 1437829 bytes (1.4 Mb) > > opened URL > > ================================================== > > downloaded 1.4 Mb > > > > * Installing *source* package 'RCurl' ... > > checking for curl-config... /usr/bin/curl-config > > checking for gcc... gcc > > checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out > > checking whether the C compiler works... yes > > checking whether we are cross compiling... no > > checking for suffix of executables... > > checking for suffix of object files... o > > checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes > > checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes > > checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed > > checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E > > Version has a libidn field > > Version has CURLOPT_URL > > No CURLOPT_NOPROXY enumeration value. > > No CURLINFO_CONDITION_UNMET enumeration value. > > No CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL enumeration value. > > No CURLINFO_CERTINFO enumeration value. > > No CURLINFO_PRIMARY_IP enumeration value. > > No CURLINFO_APPCONNECT_TIME enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_KEYPASSWD enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_DIRLISTONLY enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_APPEND enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_KRBLEVEL enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_USE_SSL enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_HTTP_TRANSFER_DECODING enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_HTTP_CONTENT_DECODING enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_NEW_FILE_PERMS enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_NEW_DIRECTORY_PERMS enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_POSTREDIR enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY_MD enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_OPENSOCKETFUNCTION enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_OPENSOCKETDATA enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_COPYPOSTFIELDS enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_PROXY_TRANSFER_MODE enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_SEEKFUNCTION enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_SEEKDATA enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_CRLFILE enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_ISSUERCERT enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_ADDRESS_SCOPE enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_CERTINFO enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_USERNAME enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_PASSWORD enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_PROXYUSERNAME enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_PROXYPASSWORD enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY_MD5 enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_NOPROXY enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_TFTP_BLKSIZE enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_SOCKS5_GSSAPI_SERVICE enumeration value. > > No CURLOPT_SOCKS5_GSSAPI_NEC enumeration value. > > Version has CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS > > Version has CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS > > configure: creating ./config.status > > config.status: creating src/Makevars > > ** libs > > gcc -std=gnu99 -I/cursos/MBI/soft/R/R-2.9.0/lib64/R/include > > -DHAVE_LIBIDN_FIELD=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_URL=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS=1 > > -DHAVE_CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS=1 -I/usr/local/include -fpic -g -O2 > > -c base64.c -o base64.o > > gcc -std=gnu99 -I/cursos/MBI/soft/R/R-2.9.0/lib64/R/include > > -DHAVE_LIBIDN_FIELD=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_URL=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS=1 > > -DHAVE_CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS=1 -I/usr/local/include -fpic -g -O2 > > -c curl.c -o curl.o > > curl.c:553: warning: 'struct curl_certinfo' declared inside parameter > > list > > curl.c:553: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, > > which is probably not what you want > > gcc -std=gnu99 -I/cursos/MBI/soft/R/R-2.9.0/lib64/R/include > > -DHAVE_LIBIDN_FIELD=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_URL=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS=1 > > -DHAVE_CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS=1 -I/usr/local/include -fpic -g -O2 > > -c curlInit.c -o curlInit.o > > gcc -std=gnu99 -I/cursos/MBI/soft/R/R-2.9.0/lib64/R/include > > -DHAVE_LIBIDN_FIELD=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_URL=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS=1 > > -DHAVE_CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS=1 -I/usr/local/include -fpic -g -O2 > > -c curl_base64.c -o curl_base64.o > > gcc -std=gnu99 -I/cursos/MBI/soft/R/R-2.9.0/lib64/R/include > > -DHAVE_LIBIDN_FIELD=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_URL=1 -DHAVE_CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS=1 > > -DHAVE_CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS=1 -I/usr/local/include -fpic -g -O2 > > -c enums.c -o enums.o > > In file included from CurlOptEnums.h:10, > > from enums.c:79: > > CURLOptTable.h:136: error: 'CURLOPT_LOCALPORT' undeclared here (not in a > > function) > > CURLOptTable.h:137: error: 'CURLOPT_LOCALPORTRANGE' undeclared here (not > > in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:138: error: 'CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY' undeclared here (not > > in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:139: error: 'CURLOPT_CONV_FROM_NETWORK_FUNCTION' > > undeclared here (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:140: error: 'CURLOPT_CONV_TO_NETWORK_FUNCTION' undeclared > > here (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:141: error: 'CURLOPT_CONV_FROM_UTF8_FUNCTION' undeclared > > here (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:142: error: 'CURLOPT_MAX_SEND_SPEED_LARGE' undeclared > > here (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:143: error: 'CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE' undeclared > > here (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:144: error: 'CURLOPT_FTP_ALTERNATIVE_TO_USER' undeclared > > here (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:145: error: 'CURLOPT_SOCKOPTFUNCTION' undeclared here > > (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:146: error: 'CURLOPT_SOCKOPTDATA' undeclared here (not in > > a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:147: error: 'CURLOPT_SSL_SESSIONID_CACHE' undeclared here > > (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:148: error: 'CURLOPT_SSH_AUTH_TYPES' undeclared here (not > > in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:149: error: 'CURLOPT_SSH_PUBLIC_KEYFILE' undeclared here > > (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:150: error: 'CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE' undeclared here > > (not in a function) > > CURLOptTable.h:151: error: 'CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC' undeclared here (not in > > a function) > > In file included from CurlInfoEnums.h:33, > > from enums.c:80: > > CURLINFOTable.h:29: error: 'CURLINFO_LASTSOCKET' undeclared here (not in > > a function) > > CURLINFOTable.h:29: error: initializer element is not constant > > CURLINFOTable.h:29: error: (near initialization for > > 'CurlInfoNames[28].val') > > CURLINFOTable.h:30: error: 'CURLINFO_FTP_ENTRY_PATH' undeclared here > > (not in a function) > > CURLINFOTable.h:30: error: initializer element is not constant > > CURLINFOTable.h:30: error: (near initialization for > > 'CurlInfoNames[29].val') > > make: *** [enums.o] Error 1 > > ERROR: compilation failed for package 'RCurl' > > * Removing '/cursos/MBI/soft/R/R-2.9.0/lib64/R/library/RCurl' > > > > The downloaded packages are in > > '/tmp/Rtmpk36vv0/downloaded_packages' > > Updating HTML index of packages in '.Library' > > Warning message: > > In install.packages("RCurl", repos = "http://cran.r-project.org";) : > > installation of package 'RCurl' had non-zero exit status > >> sessionInfo() > > R version 2.9.0 (2009-04-17) > > x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu > > > > locale: > > C > > > > attached base packages: > > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods > > base > > > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > > [1] tools_2.9.0 > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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.
