[R] dependency help for FC2 rpm

[Peter Dalgaard]

Steve Sherman <ssherman at cemml.colostate.edu> writes:

> I am having difficulty with dependencies for the R rpm for Fedora Core 2.
> 
> In attempting to load R-2.0.0.0.fdr.1.fc2.i386.rpm it fails the
> libtk8.4.so dependency even though I have this library loaded. The
> library is located in:  /usr/local/lib.
> 
> How might I tell R where to find this library? I am new to Linux and
> loading rpms so I am hoping there is a simple answer and that the
> problem is related to my inexperience. Thanks in advance for any
> assistance.

You need to install the RPM dependencies that it depends on. A
libtk8.4.so in /usr/local/lib doesn't come from a standard RPM. You
need to install the tk (and tcl) RPM from CD's or a Fedora repository.

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