Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-15 Thread RogerP
> I put the header in the /include. Was that right? >Probably not. I would expect something like /usr/local/include, and maybe a -I option to make sure it was >found before the Solaris-supplied one. Does make install (for iconv) not do that for you? Wow! Thanks! That was it! I checked out /us

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-14 Thread peter dalgaard
On Dec 14, 2011, at 19:43 , RogerP wrote: >> I used the --disable-nls and --with-included-gettext options. I also > downloaded the more >up-to-date cairo package. > >> BTW, is there a program I can run to test my iconv binary? I think that > would rule out any >problem with the compilation

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-14 Thread RogerP
>I used the --disable-nls and --with-included-gettext options. I also downloaded the more >up-to-date cairo package. >BTW, is there a program I can run to test my iconv binary? I think that would rule out any >problem with the compilation. >Thanks for you suggestions and for any future hel

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-14 Thread Joshua Ulrich
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 8:15 AM, RogerP wrote: > For some reason when I click on reply and sign-in  - the message I'm replying > to is not carried forward.  As you requested that include your message I > copied and pasted it from my email. > I guess it's some Nabble nonsense then... >> A suitably

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-14 Thread RogerP
For some reason when I click on reply and sign-in - the message I'm replying to is not carried forward. As you requested that include your message I copied and pasted it from my email. > A suitably comprehensive iconv function is essential. The R usage requires > iconv to be able to translate

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-13 Thread Joshua Ulrich
As Uwe asked, please cite the original messages. On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 4:10 PM, RogerP wrote: > Sorry, but IMHO saying "read the manual" does not constitute actual help. > > But here it is from the manual: > > A suitably comprehensive iconv function is essential. The R usage requires > iconv to

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-13 Thread RogerP
Sorry, but IMHO saying "read the manual" does not constitute actual help. But here it is from the manual: A suitably comprehensive iconv function is essential. The R usage requires iconv to be able to translate between "latin1" and "UTF-8", to recognize "" (as the current encoding) and "ASCII", a

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-13 Thread Kasper Daniel Hansen
Roger, Since Ripley is usually right, if I was you, I would focus on "You need to ensure that GNU libiconv is actually used: you are obviously not finding it, and I suspect your error is in not setting the path to its header file." Based on your description "I've downloaded and compiled iconv v

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-13 Thread Uwe Ligges
Please cite the original messages! On 13.12.2011 21:32, RogerP wrote: As I said in my email: help I appreciate - sarcasm not so much. I re-read the manual - just in case I'd missed something and still do not have any idea. The manual, BTW, needs some serious help for it to be useful to its in

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-13 Thread RogerP
As I said in my email: help I appreciate - sarcasm not so much. I re-read the manual - just in case I'd missed something and still do not have any idea. The manual, BTW, needs some serious help for it to be useful to its intended audiance - people who don't already know how to install R. For exa

Re: [Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-13 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On 13/12/2011 17:12, RogerP wrote: I'm at wit's ends here and need some help. Like reading the manual? You need to ensure that GNU libiconv is actually used: you are obviously not finding it, and I suspect your error is in not setting the path to its header file. There are explicit instruc

[Rd] problems with iconv

2011-12-13 Thread RogerP
I'm at wit's ends here and need some help. I've downloaded and compiled iconv versions 1.13 and 1.14 - libiconv.so.2.5.0 and libiconv.so.2.5.1 and copied the iconv all over, replacing the native iconv on my Solaris machine. Still when I try to run the configure I get: checking iconv.h usability