[R] compiling 2.6.2 using icc

[Prof Brian Ripley]

It's working for other users of icc.  Check what CC is set to in 
etc/Makeconf, and if it is not 'icc -c99', reset it.

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008, Denham Robert wrote:

> I am having trouble compiling R-2.6.2 on suse linux x86_64 using the
> intel compiler.  I read section C.2.1 Intel compilers in the R
> Installation and Administration manual, and put
>
> CC=icc
> CFLAGS="-g -O3 -wd188 -ip"
> F77=ifort
> FFLAGS="-g -O3"
> ICC_LIBS=/opt/intel/cce/10.1.012/lib
> IFC_LIBS=/opt/intel/fce/10.1.012/lib/
> LDFLAGS="-L$ICC_LIBS -L$IFC_LIBS -L/usr/lib64"
> CXX=icpc
> CXXFLAGS="-g -O3"
> FC=ifort
> FCFLAGS="-g -O3 -mp"
>
> in my config.site.  Everything seems to compile alright, up until making
> the recommended package MASS.  The output below shows that it is using
> gcc rather than icc when compiling the package, and the CFLAGS wd188 and
> ip .  How do I get it to use icc for both building R and building the
> packages?
>
>
> Robert
>
> ......
> make[2]: Entering directory
> `/opt/freewaresrc/R/R-2.6.2/src/library/Recommended'
> begin installing recommended package VR
> * Installing *source* package 'MASS' ...
> ** libs
> make[3]: Entering directory `/tmp/R.INSTALL.Z28650/VR/MASS/src'
> gcc -I/opt/freewaresrc/R/R-2.6.2/include
> -I/opt/freewaresrc/R/R-2.6.2/include  -I/usr/local/include  -mp -fpic
> -g -O3 -wd188 -ip -c lqs.c -o lqs.o
> gcc: unrecognized option '-wd188'
> cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-ip"
> cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-mp"
> make[3]: *** [lqs.o] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/tmp/R.INSTALL.Z28650/VR/MASS/src'
> ERROR: compilation failed for package 'MASS'
> ** Removing '/opt/freewaresrc/R/R-2.6.2/library/MASS'
> ** Removing '/opt/freewaresrc/R/R-2.6.2/library/class'
> ** Removing '/opt/freewaresrc/R/R-2.6.2/library/nnet'
> ** Removing '/opt/freewaresrc/R/R-2.6.2/library/spatial'
> make[2]: *** [VR.ts] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/opt/freewaresrc/R/R-2.6.2/src/library/Recommended'
> make[1]: *** [recommended-packages] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/opt/freewaresrc/R/R-2.6.2/src/library/Recommended'
> make: *** [stamp-recommended] Error 2
>
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