Hi Charlie and Don! On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 11:19 AM, cls59 <ch...@sharpsteen.net> wrote: > > > > Michael D. wrote: >> >> Hi Charlie! >> >> Sorry to jump in here so late but I just gave this a try. I usually >> install rgdal from CRAN on windows or download the binary from >> http://www.kyngchaos.com for Mac. I wanted to try your method from >> building from source since the directions were so clear and >> understandable. This is the first time I have done this and I am not >> very terminal savvy. >> >> I ran the last command above and get this message: >> >> >> * installing to library >> ‘/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library’ >> * installing *source* package ‘rgdal’ ... >> gdal-config: /Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/unix/bin/gdal-config >> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/bin/config: line 143: make: >> command not found >> checking for gcc... no >> >> *SNIP* >> >> It seem to be looking for the C compiler among other things. Can you >> provide any help on this? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Michael >> >> > > > Hi Micheal, > > It looks like the Configure script couldn't find the make command and the C > complier-- this most likely means you haven't installed the "Developer > Tools" from your OS X cd. This installation adds programs such as make and > gcc to your system. > > Try opening the "Optional Installs" folder on the OS X cd and look for a > installer that says "Xcode". Run that installer and you should have > everything you need to build from source. > > Good luck!
It worked! I just needed Xcode. Thanks for helping me install my first package from source. I am now running rgdal version 0.6-20. Don, I have used the kyngchaos binary build but wanted to see if I could build my own and get the most recent version. Thanks again, Michael > > -Charlie > > ----- > Charlie Sharpsteen > Undergraduate > Environmental Resources Engineering > Humboldt State University > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/Help-with-RGDAL-tp26135289p26199429.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. > -- Michael Denslow Graduate Student & Adjunct Instructor I.W. Carpenter Jr. Herbarium [BOON] Department of Biology Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina U.S.A. -- AND -- Communications Manager Southeast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections sernec.org 36.214177, -81.681480 +/- 3103 meters ______________________________________________ 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.
