Hi, I too had this same problem but it got resolved by installing two packages :
1. kernel-headers 2. kernel-devel I hope this helps in your case. Regards Sharwan Joe_K wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > I am trying to install a few packages in R and am receiving error > messages. Since the error messages are different, I am posting them > separately. The second error is with the installation of lpSolve. > > The core error message is: > ======================================================================== > In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:153, > from /usr/include/limits.h:145, > from > /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.2.1/include/limits.h:122, > from > /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.2.1/include/syslimits.h:7, > from > /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.2.1/include/limits.h:11, > from colamd.c:677: > /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26 > error: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory > make: *** [colamd.o] Error 1 > ERROR: compilation failed for package 'lpSolve' > ======================================================================== > > The first things that I tried was to figure out where linux/limits.h was. > I discovered that there are seven versions of limits.h on the system and > they are not identical. > > /usr/include/limits.h > /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.13-0.3/Documentation/i2c/chips/limits.h > /usr/include/c++/4.2.1/tr1/limits.h > /usr/lib64/qt4/demos/qtdemo/xml/limits.h > /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.13-0.3/include/linux/limits.h > /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.13-0.3/include/asm-arm/limits.h > /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.13-0.3/include/asm-arm26/limits.h > > Only one has "linux" immediately preceding it in the path: > /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.13-0.3/include/linux/limits.h > > I assume that /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h is trying to use a relative > path. The only line in local_lim.h with limits.h in it is: > > #include <linux/limits.h> > > So, I tried modifying the line to read: > > #include </usr/src/linux-2.6.22.13-0.3/include/linux/limits.h> > > That did not work, so I changed it back again. I guess my theory about it > looking for a relative path was wrong. > > Since then, I have been Googling the issue all weekend and have found > similar errors, but not exactly the same. Some are suggesting changing > kernel headers and other files. Since the context of these other posts > are dissimilar, I figured it best not to mess with kernel headers or some > of the other radical solutions offered. > > There was one suggestion in a post to install glibc-headers, however, I > cannot seem to find that for Suse 10.3. Is it something included in > another package? Is it something that is now obsolete? > > CAN ANYONE HELP ME DEBUG THIS? > > I am running R version 2.6.1 (2007-11-26) on Suse Linux 10.3 64-bit x86_64 > on a Boxx Technologies computer with a TYAN Thunder K8WE S2895 Motherboard > with 4Gb Ram and 2 dual CPUs (total of 4 CPUs). The CPUs are AMD Opteron. > Hard Disk Usage is 4 150 Gb SATA drives array with a Com3 9550SX > Controller set at RAID 5. > > The full error message received from Rkward upon the package installation > attempt was: > ======================================================================== > R version 2.6.1 (2007-11-26) > Copyright (C) 2007 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing > ISBN 3-900051-07-0 > R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. > You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. > Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. > > Natural language support but running in an English locale > > R is a collaborative project with many contributors. > Type 'contributors()' for more information and > 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications. > > Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or > 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help. > Type 'q()' to quit R. >> > options (repos=c (CRAN="http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN";)) >> install.packages (pkgs=c ("lpSolve"), >> lib="/home/joe/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.6", >> destdir="/home/joe/.rkward/package_archive", dependencies=TRUE) > trying URL > 'http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/src/contrib/lpSolve_5.5.8.tar.gz' > Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 449804 bytes (439 Kb) > opened URL > > downloaded 439 Kb > /home/joe/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.6 > * Installing *source* package 'lpSolve' ... > ** libs > gcc -std=gnu99 -I/usr/lib64/R/include -I/usr/lib64/R/include -I . > -DINTEGERTIME -DPARSER_LP -DBUILDING_FOR_R -DYY_NEVER_INTERACTIVE -DUSRDLL > -DCLOCKTIME -DRoleIsExternalInvEngine -DINVERSE_ACTIVE=INVERSE_LUSOL > -DINLINE=static -DParanoia -I/usr/local/include -fpic -g -O2 -c > colamd.c -o colamd.o > In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:153, > from /usr/include/limits.h:145, > from > /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.2.1/include/limits.h:122, > from > /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.2.1/include/syslimits.h:7, > from > /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.2.1/include/limits.h:11, > from colamd.c:677: > /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26 > error: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory > make: *** [colamd.o] Error 1 > ERROR: compilation failed for package 'lpSolve' > ** Removing '/home/joe/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.6/lpSolve' > Warning message: > In install.packages(pkgs = c("lpSolve"), lib = > "/home/joe/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.6", : > installation of package 'lpSolve' had non-zero exit status >> q () > ======================================================================== > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Package-Installation-produces-%22linux-limits.h%3A-No-such-file-or-directory%22-error-when-installing-the-lpSolve-package-tp15127817p17822421.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
