To give credit to Simon, at https://mac.r-project.org/bin instructions include
a note that “If you do not have write permission, you may need to make it
writeable or run sudo R.”
I ran sudo R and was able to install and download boost.
~ $ ls /opt/R/x86_64/include/
boost itclInt.h tcl.h tclTomMathDecls.h
fakemysql.h itclIntDecls.h tclDecls.h tdbc.h
fakepq.h itclMigrate2TclCore.h tclOO.h tdbcDecls.h
fakesql.h itclTclIntStubsFcn.h tclOODecls.h tdbcInt.h
itcl.h mysqlStubs.h tclPlatDecls.h tk.h
itcl2TclOO.h odbcStubs.h tclThread.h tkDecls.h
itclDecls.h pqStubs.h tclTomMath.h tkPlatDecls.h
~ $
However, I am still not able to install RQuantLib. It does not find boost.
> install.packages("RQuantLib", type = "source", lib = .libPaths()[2],
> configure.args = c("--with-boost-include=/opt/R/x86_64/include/boost"),
> configure.vars = c("CPPFLAGS='-DQL_HIGH_RESOLUTION_DATE'"))
trying URL 'https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/RQuantLib_0.4.24.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 195836 bytes (191 KB)
==================================================
downloaded 191 KB
* installing *source* package ‘RQuantLib’ ...
** package ‘RQuantLib’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
** using staged installation
checking whether the C++ compiler works... yes
checking for C++ compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether the compiler supports GNU C++... yes
checking whether clang++ -arch x86_64 -std=gnu++17 accepts -g... yes
checking for clang++ -arch x86_64 -std=gnu++17 option to enable C++11
features... none needed
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... clang++ -arch x86_64 -std=gnu++17 -E
checking whether the compiler supports GNU C++... (cached) yes
checking whether clang++ -arch x86_64 -std=gnu++17 accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for clang++ -arch x86_64 -std=gnu++17 option to enable C++11
features... (cached) none needed
checking for R... yes
checking for quantlib-config... yes
checking for suitable QuantLib version... yes (1.36)
checking for Boost development files... no
configure: error: Boost development files not found
ERROR: configuration failed for package ‘RQuantLib’
* removing
‘/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.4-x86_64/Resources/library/RQuantLib’
The downloaded source packages are in
‘/private/var/folders/nb/2vppcjgd19l_h9brvzgdjcm40000gn/T/Rtmp7YHJMO/downloaded_packages’
Warning message:
In install.packages("RQuantLib", type = "source", lib = .libPaths()[2], :
installation of package ‘RQuantLib’ had non-zero exit status
>
> On Mar 23, 2025, at 10:44 AM, Peter Dalgaard <pda...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You'd need to change the "-C /" in the tar command. I trust Simon enough to
> just run the script as root, though...
>
> -pd
>
>> On 23 Mar 2025, at 14.37, Naresh Gurbuxani <naresh_gurbux...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Peter,
>>
>> In install.libs(), there is no argument for setting location where boost or
>> other packages are installed. How can I select a different directory to
>> install boost using install.libs()?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Naresh
>>
>>> On Mar 23, 2025, at 7:55 AM, Naresh Gurbuxani
>>> <naresh_gurbux...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> notes $ which tar
>>> /opt/local/libexec/gnubin/tar
>>> notes $ tar --version
>>> tar (GNU tar) 1.35
>>> Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>>> License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
>>> <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
>>> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
>>> There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
>>>
>>> Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.
>>> notes $
>>>
>>> I use MacPorts package manager to install most software. For R, I switched
>>> to manual install because, with MacPorts data.table could not pick up
>>> openmp support.
>>>
>>> Using uppercase J as suggested by Rodney successfully downloaded boost on
>>> my computer. But it cannot install. Below are first few lines of messages:
>>>
>>>> install.libs("boost")
>>> Downloading https://mac.R-project.org/bin/REPOS ...
>>> Using repository https://mac.R-project.org/bin/darwin20/x86_64 ...
>>> Downloading index https://mac.R-project.org/bin/darwin20/x86_64/PACKAGES
>>> ...
>>> Downloading + installing
>>> https://mac.R-project.org/bin/darwin20/x86_64/boost-1.86.0-darwin.20-x86_64.tar.xz
>>> ...
>>> tar: opt/R/x86_64/include: Cannot utime: Permission denied
>>> tar: opt/R/x86_64/lib: Cannot utime: Permission denied
>>> tar: opt/R/x86_64/pkg/boost-1.86.0-darwin.20-x86_64.list: Cannot open:
>>> Permission denied
>>> (Many more lines with Permission denied message)
>>>
>>> I have another question. I need boost to install RQuantLib. My computer
>>> already has MacPorts-installed boost and MacPorts installed QuantLib. But
>>> RQuantLib installation is not picking up boost. Is there a way to get that
>>> working?
>>>
>>>> install.packages("RQuantLib", lib = .libPaths()[2], repos =
>>>> "https://cran.r-project.org";, type = "source", configure.args =
>>>> c("--with-boost-include=/opt/local/libexec/boost/1.76/include/"),
>>>> configure.vars = c("CPPFLAGS='-DQL_HIGH_RESOLUTION_DATE'"))
>>> trying URL 'https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/RQuantLib_0.4.24.tar.gz'
>>> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 195836 bytes (191 KB)
>>> ==================================================
>>> downloaded 191 KB
>>>
>>> * installing *source* package ‘RQuantLib’ ...
>>> ** package ‘RQuantLib’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
>>> ** using staged installation
>>> checking whether the C++ compiler works... yes
>>> checking for C++ compiler default output file name... a.out
>>> checking for suffix of executables...
>>> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
>>> checking for suffix of object files... o
>>> checking whether the compiler supports GNU C++... yes
>>> checking whether clang++ -arch x86_64 -std=gnu++17 accepts -g... yes
>>> checking for clang++ -arch x86_64 -std=gnu++17 option to enable C++11
>>> features... none needed
>>> checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... clang++ -arch x86_64
>>> -std=gnu++17 -E
>>> checking whether the compiler supports GNU C++... (cached) yes
>>> checking whether clang++ -arch x86_64 -std=gnu++17 accepts -g... (cached)
>>> yes
>>> checking for clang++ -arch x86_64 -std=gnu++17 option to enable C++11
>>> features... (cached) none needed
>>> checking for R... yes
>>> checking for quantlib-config... yes
>>> checking for suitable QuantLib version... yes (1.36)
>>> checking for Boost development files... no
>>> configure: error: Boost development files not found
>>> ERROR: configuration failed for package ‘RQuantLib’
>>> * removing
>>> ‘/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.4-x86_64/Resources/library/RQuantLib’
>>>
>>> The downloaded source packages are in
>>> ‘/private/var/folders/nb/2vppcjgd19l_h9brvzgdjcm40000gn/T/RtmpKL66sI/downloaded_packages’
>>> Warning message:
>>> In install.packages("RQuantLib", lib = .libPaths()[2], repos =
>>> "https://cran.r-project.org";, :
>>> installation of package ‘RQuantLib’ had non-zero exit status
>>> In terminal
>>> notes $ ls /opt/local/libexec/boost/1.76/include/
>>> boost
>>>
>>>> On Mar 23, 2025, at 6:21 AM, peter dalgaard <pda...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Oddly, this doesn't happen here, even though I also tar xj instead of xJ
>>>> ot the .xz file.
>>>>
>>>> Any chance you two could be picking up a different tar? I am seeing
>>>>
>>>> PeterDaardsiMac:ISwR pd$ which tar
>>>> /usr/bin/tar
>>>> PeterDaardsiMac:ISwR pd$ tar --version
>>>> bsdtar 3.5.3 - libarchive 3.5.3 zlib/1.2.12 liblzma/5.4.3 bz2lib/1.0.8
>>>>
>>>> and "man tar" claims that j and J options are "c mode only" so presumably
>>>> ignored and tar gets the compression type from the input itself.
>>>>
>>>> -pd
>>>>
>>>>> On 22 Mar 2025, at 15.53, Sparapani, Rodney via R-SIG-Mac
>>>>> <r-sig-mac@r-project.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Naresh:
>>>>>
>>>>> I’m seeing the same error message. And it makes sense
>>>>> because the boost tar-ball is compressed with xz and
>>>>> not bzip2. On line 87 of install.R, we have the following…
>>>>> if (system(paste("curl", "-sSL", shQuote(u), "|", "tar fxj - -C /")) < 0)
>>>>> Little j means bzip2 while big J is xz. So try substituting…
>>>>> if (system(paste("curl", "-sSL", shQuote(u), "|", "tar fxJ - -C /")) < 0)
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Rodney Sparapani, Associate Professor of Biostatistics
>>>>> President, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Statistical Association
>>>>> Division of Biostatistics, Data Science Institute
>>>>> Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Campus
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: R-SIG-Mac <r-sig-mac-boun...@r-project.org> on behalf of Naresh
>>>>> Gurbuxani <naresh_gurbux...@hotmail.com>
>>>>> Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
>>>>> To: r-sig-mac@r-project.org <r-sig-mac@r-project.org>
>>>>> Subject: [R-SIG-Mac] install.libs error
>>>>> Downloading + installing
>>>>> https://mac.R-project.org/bin/darwin20/x86_64/boost-1.86.0-darwin.20-x86_64.tar.xz$<https://mac.R-project.org/bin/darwin20/x86_64/boost-1.86.0-darwin.20-x86_64.tar.xz%20$>
>>>>> ...
>>>>> bzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
>>>>> tar: Child died with signal 13
>>>>> tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
>>>>> curl: (23) Failure writing output to destination, passed 8192 returned 0
>>>>>
>>>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>>>>>
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>>>> Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business SchoolSolbjerg Plads 3, 2000
>>>> Frederiksberg, Denmark
>>>> Phone: (+45)38153501
>>>> Office: A 4.23
>>>> Email: pd....@cbs.dk Priv: pda...@gmail.com
>>>
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> Frederiksberg, Denmark
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