Hi Fredrick, Is there a reason you need to compile the source code? If not, I recommend following the instillation instructions on CRAN. OpenSuse instructions are at http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/suse/
Best, Ista On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 7:43 AM, fredrick devadoss <fredrick_i...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > I am new to R and tried to install R in Linux system (OS: Open SUSE). > After untar the source code, changed the directory, and typed the > command ./configure, it was checking a list...finally it gave an error > message. Here with i have enclosed the error message. > > Check-list goes like this: > > checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes > checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes > checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/i586-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared > libraries... yes > checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so > checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate > checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes > checking whether to build shared libraries... yes > checking whether to build static libraries... no > checking for gfortran option to produce PIC... -fPIC > checking if gfortran PIC flag -fPIC works... yes > checking if gfortran static flag -static works... yes > checking if gfortran supports -c -o file.o... yes > checking if gfortran supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes > checking whether the gfortran linker (/usr/i586-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports > shared libraries... yes > checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so > checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate > checking for cos in -lm... yes > checking for sin in -lm... yes > checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes > checking readline/history.h usability... no > checking readline/history.h presence... no > checking for readline/history.h... no > checking readline/readline.h usability... no > checking readline/readline.h presence... no > checking for readline/readline.h... no > checking for rl_callback_read_char in -lreadline... no > checking for main in -lncurses... yes > checking for rl_callback_read_char in -lreadline... no > checking for history_truncate_file... no > configure: error: --with-readline=yes (default) and headers/libs are not > available > > Can anyone help me in this regard? > > Expecting your reply and thanks in advance. > > Warm regards > Fredrick. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Ista Zahn Graduate student University of Rochester Department of Clinical and Social Psychology http://yourpsyche.org ______________________________________________ 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.
