[R] Installing rgl on linux

Tue Jul 20 11:54:18 CEST 2004

Hi,

I'm new to R. I installed several packages in R (R-1.9.1) without
problems. I am trying to set R up to use Rcmdr, all I need now is rgl -
unfortunately I can't get it to install. There is a previous message
regarding this issue from June but even with information in those
answers I get stuck. 

I have attempted to install rgl form within R and from a shell using the
tarball (rgl_0.64-13.tar.gz). I attach the output for both attempts
below.

I`m running SuSE`s Linux (9.1) and have installed R from an rpm on CRAN
(Version 1.9.0 Patched (2004-05-05), ISBN 3-900051-00-3). 

It seems to make little difference which rpm I use (there is a 1.9.1 rpm
too).

I'd appreciate help as I would like to use R with a large group of
undergrads and they would really benefit from Rcmdr.

Thanks Georg

OUTPUT: 

-> FROM SHELL

pear:~/Dlds # R CMD INSTALL 
--configure-args="--x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include,
--x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib, --with-gl-includes=/usr/include/GL,
--with-gl-libraries=/usr/lib/GL --with-libpng=/usr/lib"  rgl
* Installing *source* package 'rgl' ...
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for X... libraries /usr/X11R6/lib,, headers /usr/X11R6/include,

checking for libpng-config... no
checking libpng in /usr/local... not found
checking libpng in /usr... not found
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating src/Makevars
** libs
g++ -I/usr/lib/R/include -I/usr/X11R6/include, -I/usr/include/GL,
-I/usr/local/include -I/opt/gnome/include -mieee-fp -Wall -pedantic
-fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -fPIC  -g -O2 -c x11lib.cpp -o x11lib.o
In file included from glgui.h:9,
                 from gui.h:10,
                 from x11gui.h:10,
                 from x11lib.cpp:13:
opengl.h:19:19: GL/gl.h: No such file or directory
opengl.h:20:20: GL/glu.h: No such file or directory
In file included from gui.h:10,
                 from x11gui.h:10,
                 from x11lib.cpp:13:
glgui.h:27: error: 'GLuint' is used as a type, but is not defined as a
type.
glgui.h:28: error: 'GLuint' is used as a type, but is not defined as a
type.
glgui.h:29: error: 'GLuint' is used as a type, but is not defined as a
type.
glgui.h: In member function `void GLBitmapFont::enable()':
glgui.h:22: error: `listBase' undeclared (first use this function)
glgui.h:22: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for
each
   function it appears in.)
glgui.h:22: error: `glListBase' undeclared (first use this function)
In file included from x11lib.cpp:13:
x11gui.h:12:22: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory
x11gui.h:13:20: GL/glx.h: No such file or directory
In file included from x11lib.cpp:13:
x11gui.h: At global scope:
x11gui.h:35: error: `::Window' undeclared (first use here)
x11gui.h:35: error: syntax error before `)' token
x11gui.h:44: error: syntax error before `*' token
x11gui.h:45: error: syntax error before `*' token
x11gui.h:47: error: syntax error before `[' token
x11gui.h:52: error: 'GLXContext' is used as a type, but is not defined
as a
   type.
x11gui.h:56: error: syntax error before `;' token
x11gui.h:66: error: `XID' was not declared in this scope
x11gui.h:66: error: `X11WindowImpl' was not declared in this scope
x11gui.h:66: error: syntax error before `>' token
x11gui.h:68: error: 'WindowMap' is used as a type, but is not defined as
a
   type.
x11gui.h: In member function `bool gui::X11GUIFactory::isConnected()':
x11gui.h:32: error: `xdisplay' undeclared (first use this function)
x11gui.h: In member function `int gui::X11GUIFactory::getFD()':
x11gui.h:33: error: `xdisplay' undeclared (first use this function)
x11gui.h:33: error: `ConnectionNumber' undeclared (first use this
function)
make: *** [x11lib.o] Error 1
ERROR: compilation failed for package 'rgl'
** Removing '/usr/lib/R/library/rgl'

-> FROM INSIDE R:

> install.packages("rlg")
trying URL `http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/PACKAGES'
Content type `text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1' length 180100 bytes
opened URL
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downloaded 175Kb

Warning message:
No package "rlg" on CRAN. in: download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd,
available = available,
> install.packages("rgl")
trying URL `http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/PACKAGES'
Content type `text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1' length 180100 bytes
opened URL
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downloaded 175Kb

trying URL `http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/rgl_0.64-13.tar.gz'
Content type `application/x-tar' length 472493 bytes
opened URL
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downloaded 461Kb

* Installing *source* package 'rgl' ...
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for X... no
configure: error: X11 not found, configure aborted.
reason: RGL requires X11 on non-win32 platforms.
ERROR: configuration failed for package 'rgl'
** Removing '/usr/lib/R/library/rgl'

Delete downloaded files (y/N)? y

Warning message:
Installation of package rgl had non-zero exit status in:
install.packages("rgl")

Thanks, 
Georg