Reporting back after a clean reinstall of R using directions and resources at
https://mac.r-project.org, both data.table and RQuantLib are working as
expected. data.table has openmp enabled. RQuantLib has intraday enabled.
There was no need to use Makevars file.
One observation about liblzma and PCRE2 libraries. These libraries are
required before R installation. While these can be installed using
install.libs() function, that is only possible after R installation.
Therefore, these need to be downloaded, unpacked, then installed using
./configure, make, and make install. While experienced users are comfortable
with this procedure, new users may be tempted to avoid this by using a package
manager like HomeBrew or MacPorts. As pointed out on this website, and
confirmed by my experience, libraries installed using package managers do not
always work well with directly installed libraries. R core group should
consider either (i) including these libraries within R package installer, or
(ii) providing some more instructions on installing these libraries (similar to
OpenMP page).
A similar problem will arise when a new version of R uses updated versions of
liblzma and PCRE2.
Thanks everyone for their help and patience,
Naresh
> On Mar 23, 2025, at 4:25 PM, Simon Urbanek <simon.urba...@r-project.org>
> wrote:
>
> Naresh,
>
> please ignore all "advice" you go so far - most of it was wrong. From your
> earlier reports it looks like your system is messed up which the the core of
> the problem - please remove 3rd party libraries from your path (like
> homebrew, macports, /opt/local etc.) as that will interfere with the builds.
> You can tell that you have a serious mess by the fact that it's showing a
> *different* QuantLib version in the configure step than the one you
> downloaded so you have unrelated scripts on your PATH so everything will
> break.
>
> So to start from scratch:
>
> 1) move aside everything from /usr/local, e.g.
> sudo mkdir /usr/local/.away
> sudo mv /usr/local/* /usr/local/.away/
>
> 2) create /opt/R/$(uname -m) and make you the owner
> sudo mkdir -p /opt/R/$(uname -m)
> sudo chown $USER /opt/R
>
> 3) remove all non-system paths from PATH and prepend /opt/R/$(uname -m).
> Since we nuked /usr/local you may want to add R itself:
>
> export PATH=/opt/R/$(uname
> -m)/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/bin
>
> Now run install.libs("QuantLib") as before (as you, not root).
>
> Install the package you care about (I presume RQuantLib). The best way to
> know what's going on is to install locally as it allows you to inspect
> config.log if something goes wrong, i.e.
>
> # in R:
> download.packages("RQuantLib",".",type='source')
> # in the shell
> tar fxz RQuantLib_*
> R CMD INSTALL RQuantLib
>
> if something goes wrong you'll have RQuantLib/config.log to look at. Note
> that you should not need any extra flags like --with-boost-include since they
> are already in the location they are supposed to be.
>
> Once you're happy, you can move back /usr/local/ if you still need it, e.g.
>
> sudo mv /usr/local/.away/* /usr/local/
>
> Cheers,
> Simon
>
>
>
>> On Mar 24, 2025, at 5:36 AM, Naresh Gurbuxani <naresh_gurbux...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 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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>>>>>> Frederiksberg, Denmark
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