Thanks for all of the replies. For me at least, it turns out I had to manually set permissions in the bitmap folder, and the three folders (jpeg-8a, libpng, and libtiff). Works fine now.
Alan- ----- Original Message ----- From: Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com> Date: Friday, April 23, 2010 4:48 am Subject: Re: [R] Unable to make bitmapdll files on windows 7 64 bit machine To: arnhol...@appstate.edu Cc: r-help@r-project.org > On 22/04/2010 2:03 PM, arnhol...@appstate.edu wrote: > > I am trying to build a windows 32 bit version of R 2.11.0 from > source on a machine running > > windows 7 - 64 bit while running as the machine's administrator. > > I am able to run "make all recommended"...However, once I attempt > to build the bitmap files I get the following: > > > > C:\Rsource\R-2.11.0\src\gnuwin32>make bitmapdll > > make -C bitmap > > make[1]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/Rsource/R- > 2.11.0/src/gnuwin32/bitmap'> make CC='gcc -std=gnu99' AR='ar' \ > > CFLAGS="-O3 -I../../../extra/zlib -DPNG_NO_MMX_CODE" \ > > RANLIB=ranlib ZLIBLIB=../../../extra/zlib -C libpng \ > > -f scripts/makefile.mingw prefix=foo libpng.a > > gcc -std=gnu99 -c -O3 -I../../../extra/zlib -DPNG_NO_MMX_CODE -o > png.o png.c > > Assembler messages: > > Fatal error: can't create png.o: Permission denied > > make[3]: *** [png.o] Error 1 > > make[2]: *** [buildpng] Error 2 > > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/c/Rsource/R- > 2.11.0/src/gnuwin32/bitmap'> make: *** [bitmapdll] Error 2 > > > > Any suggestions/hints on what I am messing up are most > appreciated. > > > > You need to check the permissions on the files installed by the > Rtools > installer. From the look of it, you are missing some permissions > on the > src/gnuwin32/bitmap/libpng directory, or one of its parents. In > Unix > terms, you need read-write-execute permission on all of those > directories, and I think the Rtools installer is not currently > giving > you that. You can run "ls -l" to see what permissions you've got; > ls is > in the Rtools. I forget how you change permissions in Windows 7 > without > chmod, but I think it's a matter of working with the Properties you > see > when you right click the file. (Or you can install Cygwin, and > then > you'll get chmod.) > > Duncan Murdoch > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Alan- > > > > Alan T. Arnholt > > Professor and Assistant Chair > > Department of Mathematical Sciences > > Appalachian State University > > T:(828)262-2863 > > F:(828)265-8617 > > http://www1.appstate.edu/~arnholta/ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > Alan T. Arnholt Professor and Assistant Chair Department of Mathematical Sciences Appalachian State University T:(828)262-2863 F:(828)265-8617 http://www1.appstate.edu/~arnholta/
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