[Rd] cygwin R-2.14.0 build fail

[Uwe Ligges]

On 12.11.2011 21:28, peter dalgaard wrote:
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> On Nov 12, 2011, at 15:25 , Mark Carter wrote:
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>> I tried to build R-2.14.0 on cygwin using the commands:
>> ./configure --with-x=no
>> make
>>
>> I started to get a whole lot of errors starting with:
>> /cygdrive/c/Users/mcarter/src/R-2.14.0/src/modules/internet/Rhttpd.c:275: undefined reference to `_R_InputHandlers'
>> which I have pasted at
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>> http://pastebin.com/GFb2pq92
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>> I'm aware that there is a cygwinports ports, but it seems outdated, and when I tried installing it, it was very lengthy and seemed more trouble that it was worth. I abandoned the installation attempt.
>>
>>
>> Any tips on a way forward?
>>
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> As far as I can tell, what is happening to you is that cygwin needs special configuration to build .dll libraries and ./configure does not know how to set that up.
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> R is not officially supported under Cygwin. Basically, we - er, Brian, mostly, I think - tried it several years ago, and it broke so many times that patience ran out.
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> Others seem to be having better luck with recent versions (Google finds something that looks like ports of 2.13.2, so you might just need a little patience to get 2.14.0), but I think you're altogether better off over on
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> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general

Or much simpler: use the native version.

Uwe Ligges



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