This is just a guess: looks like you have GNU's Java version in your path (aka "gcj"). Perhaps rJava relies on Sun's Java version.
If so, install Sun's Java first. apt-get install sun-java6-jdk might do it. - Godmar On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Mark Kimpel<mwkim...@gmail.com> wrote: > Having difficulties getting rJava to install on my Debian Squeeze box. > Perused the R-help list and tried some things that have worked for > others but not for me. Below is the output of my attempted build, R > CMD javareconf -e, and sessionInfo(). Note I tried the R CMD > javareconf also as root, restarted R after each of these, all no help. > > > * Installing *source* package ‘rJava’ ... > checking for gcc... gcc -std=gnu99 > 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 -std=gnu99 accepts -g... yes > checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO C89... none needed > checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -std=gnu99 -E > checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep > checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E > checking for ANSI C header files... yes > checking for sys/wait.h that is POSIX.1 compatible... yes > checking for sys/types.h... yes > checking for sys/stat.h... yes > checking for stdlib.h... yes > checking for string.h... yes > checking for memory.h... yes > checking for strings.h... yes > checking for inttypes.h... yes > checking for stdint.h... yes > checking for unistd.h... yes > checking for string.h... (cached) yes > checking sys/time.h usability... yes > checking sys/time.h presence... yes > checking for sys/time.h... yes > checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes > checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes > checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes > configure: checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 supports static inline... > yes > checking Java support in R... present: > interpreter : '/usr/bin/java' > archiver : '/usr/bin/jar' > compiler : '/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.3-1.5.0.0/jre/../bin/javac' > header prep.: '/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.3-1.5.0.0/jre/../bin/javah' > cpp flags : '' > java libs : '-L/usr/lib/../lib/gcj-4.3-90 -L/usr/lib/jni -ljvm' > configure: error: One or more Java configuration variables are not set. > Make sure R is configured with full Java support (including JDK). Run > R CMD javareconf > as root to add Java support to R. > > If you don't have root privileges, run > R CMD javareconf -e > to set all Java-related variables and then install rJava. > > ERROR: configuration failed for package ‘rJava’ > * Removing ‘/home/mkimpel/R_HOME/site-library-2.9.0/rJava’ > > The downloaded packages are in > ‘/tmp/Rtmpfp9kiG/downloaded_packages’ > Warning message: > In install.packages("rJava") : > installation of package 'rJava' had non-zero exit status > > ./R CMD javareconf -e > Java interpreter : /usr/bin/java > Java version : 1.5.0 > Java home path : /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.3-1.5.0.0/jre > Java compiler : /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.3-1.5.0.0/jre/../bin/javac > Java headers gen.: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.3-1.5.0.0/jre/../bin/javah > Java archive tool: /usr/bin/jar > Java library path: /usr/lib/../lib/gcj-4.3-90:/usr/lib/jni > JNI linker flags : -L/usr/lib/../lib/gcj-4.3-90 -L/usr/lib/jni -ljvm > JNI cpp flags : > > The following Java variables have been exported: > JAVA_HOME JAVA JAVAC JAVAH JAR JAVA_LIBS JAVA_CPPFLAGS JAVA_LD_LIBRARY_PATH > >> sessionInfo() > R version 2.9.1 (2009-06-26) > x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu > > locale: > LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=en_US.UTF-8;LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8;LC_MONETARY=C;LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8;LC_PAPER=en_US.UTF-8;LC_NAME=C;LC_ADDRESS=C;LC_TELEPHONE=C;LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US.UTF-8;LC_IDENTIFICATION=C > > attached base packages: > [1] stats graphics grDevices datasets utils methods base > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > [1] tcltk_2.9.1 tools_2.9.1 > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Mark W. Kimpel MD ** Neuroinformatics ** Dept. of Psychiatry > Indiana University School of Medicine > > 15032 Hunter Court, Westfield, IN 46074 > > (317) 490-5129 Work, & Mobile & VoiceMail > > "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do." > -- B. F. Skinner > > ______________________________________________ > 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.