FOr some reason the R installation is failing with the following message: "configure: error: Neither an F77 compiler nor f2c found"
But I do have f2c installed on my computer: linux-Ciccia:/usr/local/bin/R-2.6.1 # which f2c /usr/bin/f2c I am installing as "root". Is this the problem ? Thank you. Maura On Jan 21, 2008 11:50 AM, Peter Dalgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maura E Monville wrote: > > I have been running R on my Linux/SuSE for over 2 months. I know it > > works. > > Some time ago it aborted as it ran out of memory in spite of having > > 2GB RAM + swap. Someone in this forum asked me whether I had compiled > > with the 64-bit libraries or the 32-bit since my computer is a 64-bit > > architecture. > > Therefore my question is about the "configure" procedure I have > > downloaded. > > Which parameters/options should I use with this configuration file in > > order to get a 64-bit executable R ? > > Last Friday my computer X server was messed up presumably by the > > on-line installation of upgrade patches. I am reinstalling all the > > applications after reinstalling the O.S. > > Just do what I told you to: > > > .Machine$sizeof.pointer > [1] 8 > > If you get 4 rather than 8, then you have a 32bit install. If you are > running a 64 bit SUSE, the nonobvious issue is how to set up for 32 > bits, so I'd be surprised if that is what you have. > > Unless you have considerably more than 2 GB of swap, then you are as > likely to run out of memory in 64 bits as you are in 32 bits. More > so,actually, because objects are bigger in 64 bits. > > -p > > > > Thank you so much, > > Maura > > > > On Jan 21, 2008 8:29 AM, Peter Dalgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > Maura E Monville wrote: > > > I am downloading the latest R source code R-2.6.1.tar.gz > > > > > > I am installing ion a 64-bit machine. > > > Is the configuration script the proper one for 64-bin > > installation ? I > > > mean the compiler and > > > linker options ..? > > > > > > Thanks you, > > > Maura > > > > > > > > The short answer is yes. > > > > The longer answer is that you didn't tell us which "Linux" you are > > talking about, but we have no reports on distributions where it > > doesn't > > work. You can easily check that .Machine$sizeof.pointer is 8 on a > > 64 bit > > build. > > > > > > -- > > O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Øster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B > > c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. K > > (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: > > (+45) 35327918 > > ~~~~~~~~~~ - ([EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) FAX: (+45) > > 35327907 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Maura E.M > > > -- > O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Øster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B > c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. K > (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) > 35327918 > ~~~~~~~~~~ - ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) FAX: (+45) > 35327907 > > > -- Maura E.M [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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