[R] Updating packages for R 2.6.0

[Ricardo Pietrobon]

you got it.  works perfectly now.  thanks

On 10/4/07, Gabor Csardi <csardi at rmki.kfki.hu> wrote:
> You need to install the libc6-dev ubuntu package to be able
> to compile programs.
>
> sudo apt-get install libc6-dev
>
> Gabor
>
> On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 09:54:26AM -0400, Ricardo Pietrobon wrote:
> > I must be making some really basic mistake, since I keep getting an
> > error message when using update.packages(checkBuilt=TRUE, ask=FALSE) -
> > an example for MASS is below.  I am running ubuntu 7.04, with a clean
> > install done today of version 2.6.0 straight from the R repository.
> > here is the message:
> >
> >
> > * Installing *source* package 'MASS' ...
> > ** libs
> > gcc -std=gnu99 -I/usr/share/R/include -I/usr/share/R/include
> > -fpic  -g -O2 -c lqs.c -o lqs.o
> > In file included from lqs.c:31:
> > /usr/share/R/include/R.h:28:20: error: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
> > /usr/share/R/include/R.h:29:19: error: stdio.h: No such file or directory
> > In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/include/syslimits.h:7,
> >                  from /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/include/limits.h:11,
> >                  from /usr/share/R/include/R.h:30,
> >                  from lqs.c:31:
> > /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/include/limits.h:122:61: error:
> > limits.h: No such file or directory
> > In file included from lqs.c:31:
> > /usr/share/R/include/R.h:32:18: error: math.h: No such file or directory
> > /usr/share/R/include/R.h:33:19: error: errno.h: No such file or directory
> > In file included from /usr/share/R/include/R.h:50,
> >                  from lqs.c:31:
> > /usr/share/R/include/R_ext/RS.h:24:39: error: string.h: No such file
> > or directory
> > lqs.c: In function 'lqs_fitlots':
> > lqs.c:222: warning: implicit declaration of function 'fabs'
> > lqs.c:222: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in
> > function 'fabs'
> > lqs.c:238: warning: implicit declaration of function 'sqrt'
> > lqs.c:238: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in
> > function 'sqrt'
> > lqs.c:239: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in
> > function 'fabs'
> > lqs.c: In function 'do_one':
> > lqs.c:319: warning: implicit declaration of function 'log'
> > lqs.c:319: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'log'
> > lqs.c:319: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in
> > function 'fabs'
> > lqs.c: In function 'mve_fitlots':
> > lqs.c:376: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'log'
> > make: *** [lqs.o] Error 1
> > ERROR: compilation failed for package 'MASS'
> > ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/MASS'
> > ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/class'
> > ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/nnet'
> > ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/spatial'
> >
> > The downloaded packages are in
> >         /tmp/Rtmp7CXD5O/downloaded_packages
> > Warning message:
> > In install.packages() :
> >   installation of package 'VR' had non-zero exit status
> >
> >
> > any thoughts appreciated
> >
> > On 10/4/07, Prof Brian Ripley <ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
> > > Since this has come up already:
> > >
> > > It is a good idea to re-install all packages for a minor-version increment
> > > of R, e.g. 2.5.1 -> 2.6.0 (it is major.minor.patchlevel).  This is most
> > > easily done by
> > >
> > > > update.packages(checkBuilt=TRUE, ask=FALSE)
> > >
> > > However, if you don't want to do that yet, be aware that
> > >
> > > - Certain S4-using packages must be reinstalled, and using old versions
> > > can make R malfunction.  I believe these are Brobdingnag, Matrix, NADA and
> > > kappalab.
> > >
> > > - Any S4 package that makes an existing function S4-generic will grab that
> > > function as it existed in the version of R under which they were
> > > installed.  If it has changed, there is potential trouble.
> > >
> > > - Packages that create or change character strings at C level will have
> > > needed to be updated for R 2.6.0 (and some have not yet been).  Using such
> > > a package can in principle result in other character data being changed
> > > (since most character strings now share storage).
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
> > > Professor of Applied Statistics,  http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
> > > University of Oxford,             Tel:  +44 1865 272861 (self)
> > > 1 South Parks Road,                     +44 1865 272866 (PA)
> > > Oxford OX1 3TG, UK                Fax:  +44 1865 272595
> > >
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> --
> Csardi Gabor <csardi at rmki.kfki.hu>    MTA RMKI, ELTE TTK
>


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