[Rd] R on BeOS

[Simon Urbanek]

On Sunday, September 14, 2003, at 06:01 PM, Ole Sieling wrote:

> Hello,
> I have compiled R-1.7.1 on Beos R5 (x86) and got it running.
> The modules x11 and internet dont work (so the only working display is
> postscript()).
> The libraries all compile, but there is a problem with methods.
> I get the following error when i make methods:
>
> dumping R code in package 'methods'
> Error in .Call("R_initialize_methods_metadata", table, PACKAGE =
> "methods") :
>         .Call function name not in load table
> Execution halted

This may indicate a problem of missing/superfluous underscores in 
exported symbols of shared libraries - see the discussion concerning 
OpenBSD port conducted recently (late July; see also 
HAVE_NO_SYMBOL_UNDERSCORE). Each platform has different requirements in 
that respect and "methods" is the first package that loads a dynamic 
library and uses its functions.

Cheers,
Simon