loris.benn...@fu-berlin.de (Loris Bennett) writes: > Hi, > > I am trying to install R 2.9.0 on AIX 5.3. During the 'make' run I get > the following error: > > Error: Invalid DESCRIPTION file > > Invalid Priority field. > Packages with priorities 'base' or 'recommended' or 'defunct-base' must > already be known to R. > > See the information on DESCRIPTION files in section 'Creating R > packages' of the 'Writing R Extensions' manual. > Execution halted > > Any ideas? Full output below. > > Thanks > > Loris > > Here is the full output of 'make': > > Target "R" is up to date. > Target "R" is up to date. > Target "R" is up to date. > Target "R" is up to date. > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "libbz2.a" is up to date. > Target "all" is up to date. > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "libpcre.a" is up to date. > Target "all" is up to date. > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "libz.a" is up to date. > Target "all" is up to date. > Target "R" is up to date. > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "libappl.a" is up to date. > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "libnmath.a" is up to date. > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "libunix.a" is up to date. > xlc_r -q64 -I. -I../../src/include -I../../src/include > -I/usr/lpp/X11/include/X11 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -O -qstrict > -DR_HOME='"/opt/sw/install/R-2.9.0"' -o Rscript ./Rscript.c > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > /opt/sw/install/R-2.9.0/bin/exec/R is unchanged > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "internet.so" is up to date. > Target "all" is up to date. > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "libRlapack.so" is up to date. > /opt/sw/install/R-2.9.0/lib/libRlapack.so is unchanged > Target "lapack.so" is up to date. > Target "all" is up to date. > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "vfonts.so" is up to date. > Target "all" is up to date. > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > Target "R_X11.so" is up to date. > building system startup profile > building package 'base' > all.R is unchanged > building package 'tools' > all.R is unchanged > Target "Makedeps" is up to date. > ../../../../library/tools/libs/tools.so is unchanged > Error: Invalid DESCRIPTION file > > Invalid Priority field. > Packages with priorities 'base' or 'recommended' or 'defunct-base' must > already be known to R. > > See the information on DESCRIPTION files in section 'Creating R > packages' of the 'Writing R Extensions' manual. > Execution halted > make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1. > > > Stop. > make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1. > > > Stop. > make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1. > > > Stop. > make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1. > > > Stop.
I'm still stuck with this problem. Does anyone know how the description files could cause a problem? Cheers Loris -- Dr. Loris Bennett Computer Centre Freie Universität Berlin Berlin, Germany ______________________________________________ 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.
