[R-sig-ME] [Fwd: Re: Matrix broken on Mac...]

[Dave Atkins]

Douglas Bates wrote:
> Does
> 
> library(Matrix)
> 
> without any reference to lme4 work for you?

No, if I start a fresh R session and call Matrix on its own, I get:

 > library(Matrix)
Loading required package: lattice
Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
   unable to load shared library 
'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/Matrix/libs/i386/Matrix.so':
 
dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/Matrix/libs/i386/Matrix.so, 
6): Library not loaded: /usr/local/lib/libgfortran.2.dylib
   Referenced from: 
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/Matrix/libs/i386/Matrix.so
   Reason: image not found
Error: package/namespace load failed for 'Matrix'

 > sessionInfo()
R version 2.8.0 (2008-10-20)
i386-apple-darwin8.11.1

locale:
en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8

attached base packages:
[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base

other attached packages:
[1] lattice_0.17-17

loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] grid_2.8.0
 >

Any ideas?  Anything else I can pass along?

thanks, Dave

> 
> The other person who was having difficulty loading the Matrix package
> on a Mac was able to resolve the problem although I forget the details
> of how it was resolved.
> 
> The messages indicate that the problem is more with Matrix than with lme4.
> 
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Dave Atkins <datkins at fuller.edu> wrote:
>> [whoops, first sent this from my current email, which the listserv didn't
>> recognize.  apologies if this comes through twice.]
> 
> And it did come through twice.  I read the messages in the wrong order
> and authorized the posting from the other address before reading this
> message.  Sorry for the extra noise.
> 
>> Doug--
>>
>> You had inquired whether anyone else was having problems with Matrix on
>> a Mac... yep.  I am.  You'll see below that I removed both lme4 and
>> Matrix, re-install from r-forge, but get an error msg.  sessionInfo() at
>> bottom.
>>
>> Could someone point me to an earlier version of Matrix?  I don't believe
>> I had this problem prior to the most recent update.
>>
>> cheers, Dave
>>
>> Dave Atkins, PhD
>> Research Associate Professor
>> Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors
>> Department of  Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
>> 1100 NE 45th Street, Suite 300
>> Seattle, WA  98105
>> 206-616-3879
>> datkins at u.washington.edu
>>
>>
>>> remove.packages("Matrix")
>> Warning in remove.packages("Matrix") :
>>  argument 'lib' is missing: using
>> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library
>>> remove.packages("lme4")
>> Warning in remove.packages("lme4") :
>>  argument 'lib' is missing: using
>> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library
>>> install.packages("Matrix", repos = "http://r-forge.r-project.org")
>> trying URL
>> 'http://r-forge.r-project.org/bin/macosx/universal/contrib/2.8/Matrix_0.999375-17.tgz'
>> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 2740286 bytes (2.6 Mb)
>> opened URL
>> ==================================================
>> downloaded 2.6 Mb
>>
>>
>> The downloaded packages are in
>>
>>  /var/folders/eF/eFm91WFiEm8IX1HSzMCn4E+++TI/-Tmp-//RtmpVgGfBC/downloaded_packages
>>> install.packages("lme4", repos = "http://r-forge.r-project.org")
>> trying URL
>> 'http://r-forge.r-project.org/bin/macosx/universal/contrib/2.8/lme4_0.999375-27.tgz'
>> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 913761 bytes (892 Kb)
>> opened URL
>> ==================================================
>> downloaded 892 Kb
>>
>>
>> The downloaded packages are in
>>
>>  /var/folders/eF/eFm91WFiEm8IX1HSzMCn4E+++TI/-Tmp-//RtmpVgGfBC/downloaded_packages
>>> library(lme4)
>> Loading required package: Matrix
>> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
>>  unable to load shared library
>> '/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/Matrix/libs/i386/Matrix.so':
>>
>> dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/Matrix/libs/i386/Matrix.so,
>> 6): Library not loaded: /usr/local/lib/libgfortran.2.dylib
>>  Referenced from:
>> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/Matrix/libs/i386/Matrix.so
>>  Reason: image not found
>> Error: package 'Matrix' could not be loaded
>>> sessionInfo()
>> R version 2.8.0 (2008-10-20)
>> i386-apple-darwin8.11.1
>>
>> locale:
>> en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8
>>
>> attached base packages:
>> [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base
>>
>> other attached packages:
>> [1] lattice_0.17-17
>>
>> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
>> [1] grid_2.8.0  tools_2.8.0
>>
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