Thanks, David and Rainer. Where should I type them? On RStudio command line?
curl -O http://r.research.att.com/libs/cairo-1.14.2-darwin.13-x86_64.tar.gz sudo tar fvxz gmp-4.2.4-darwin8-bin4.tar.gz -C / I got this after typing in RStudio command line > curl -O http://r.research.att.com/libs/cairo-1.14.2-darwin.13-x86_64.tar.gz Error: unexpected symbol in "curl -O http" J 2017-10-18 9:54 GMT-07:00 David Winsemius <dwinsem...@comcast.net>: > > > On Oct 18, 2017, at 8:40 AM, Rainer Krug <rainer_k...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >> On 18 Oct 2017, at 17:17, David Winsemius <dwinsem...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> On Oct 17, 2017, at 11:58 PM, Rainer Krug <rainer_k...@icloud.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> This is related to Macports and not to R - please post your question > on their mailing list. If it would be about errors installing R, that would > be different. > >>> > >> > >> I think using MacPorts might actually be the "error" that needs > correction. I would suggest an alternate strategy. Go to > http://r.research.att.com/libs/ and get the appropriate version of cairo, > probably the most recent one. > >> > >> http://r.research.att.com/libs/cairo-1.14.2-darwin.13-x86_64.tar.gz > >> > >> Scroll down to the bottom of that page and an appropriate modification > of the two lines for unpacking to the root. > >> > >> curl -O http://r.research.att.com/libs/cairo-1.14.2-darwin.13- > x86_64.tar.gz > >> sudo tar fvxz gmp-4.2.4-darwin8-bin4.tar.gz -C / > >> > >> > >> The Mac version of R does not do well with either MacPorts or homebrew > installation of required system packages because those package managers put > them in loaction that are not recognized by the static build that is the > default. > > > > Using homebrew (and as far as I know Macports as well) works without > major problems. The problem start when you mix standard installations / > homebrew / Macports. This results in problems. > > The fact that the original poster had obviously not used MacPorts (and > perhaps did not even know what it was) suggests that the appropriate reply > should be to discourage him from using it and offer a strategy with greater > likelihood of success in combination with the more typical installation > method for the Mac R fork. > > > > > So: each of the approaches has it’s own pros and cons - it is only that > homebrew and Macports are not officially supported by the R team. > > One of the cons is that both homebrew and MacPorts requires a greater > knowledge of the Unix under-pinnings of MacOS. If a poster is asking how to > install MacPorts, it suggests that he don't already have such skills and > perhaps doesn't even have the motivation to acquire them. (Your earlier > response suggested that posting in R-SIG-Mac was the wrong way to do > acquire such skills and I agree. Appears the poster has not yet developed > the habit of reading supporting online documentation. He certainly did not > do so regarding R-SIG-Mac. My opinion: A person who chooses not to read or > heed online documentation should be actively discouraged from using either > MacPorts of homebrew.) > > Best; > David. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Rainer > > > > > >> > >> -- > >> David. > >> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> Rainer > >>> > >>> > >>>> On 18 Oct 2017, at 02:36, John <miao...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I tried to install Cairo graphics > >>>> > >>>> https://www.cairographics.org/download/ > >>>> > >>>> and I need to install Macports. > >>>> > >>>> I tried to install Macports on my Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6, and type > "sudo > >>>> port install cairo", but it did not respond. I haven't seen any file > name > >>>> or app called Macports, but one file called "port" which is located at > >>>> > >>>> loca/bin/port" > >>>> > >>>> How should I do it? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> > >>>> John > >>>> ******* > >>>> > >>>> Last login: Sun Oct 15 02:52:49 on console > >>>> Johns-MacBook-Pro:~ john$ /opt/local/bin/port ; exit; > >>>> MacPorts 2.4.2 > >>>> Entering shell mode... ("help" for help, "quit" to quit) > >>>> [Users/john] > sudo port install cairo > >>>> Error: Unrecognized action "port sudo" > >>>> > >>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> R-SIG-Mac mailing list > >>>> R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org > >>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation > Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) > >>> > >>> University of Zürich > >>> > >>> Cell: +41 (0)78 630 66 57 > >>> email: rai...@krugs.de > >>> Skype: RMkrug > >>> > >>> PGP: 0x0F52F982 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> R-SIG-Mac mailing list > >>> R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org > >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > >> > >> David Winsemius > >> Alameda, CA, USA > >> > >> 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently > advanced.' -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law > > > > -- > > Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation > Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) > > > > University of Zürich > > > > Cell: +41 (0)78 630 66 57 > > email: rai...@krugs.de > > Skype: RMkrug > > > > PGP: 0x0F52F982 > > > > > > > > David Winsemius > Alameda, CA, USA > > 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.' > -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
