[R] package install error in CentOS

[Jeroen Ooms]

solved:

There was indeed a problem with exec rights in the /tmp dir as they were set
by my VPS host. I fixed it by creating a dir 'tempdir' in my homedir, and
giving it 777 rights. Then set the environment variable TMPDIR in R:

Sys.setenv(TMPDIR="/home/jeroen/tempdir");
install.packages("Cairo");

thank you :)



Jeffrey Horner wrote:
> 
> Check that your data partitions have the 'exec' flag set in /etc/fstab, 
> particulary the /tmp partition:
> 
> http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1687&forum=31
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Jeroen Ooms wrote:
>> I am trying to install package "Cairo" on CentOS 5.2, but I keep getting
>> this
>> error:
>>
>> * Installing *source* package 'Cairo' ...
>> /usr/lib64/R/bin/INSTALL: ./configure: /bin/sh: bad interpreter:
>> Permission
>> denied
>> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'Cairo'
>> ** Removing '/usr/lib64/R/library/Cairo'
>>
>> The downloaded packages are in
>>         /tmp/Rtmp8ML568/downloaded_packages
>> Updating HTML index of packages in '.Library'
>> Warning message:
>> In install.packages("Cairo") :
>>   installation of package 'Cairo' had non-zero exit status
>>
>> I tried to do it manually but with no luck:
>>
>> [jeroen at 138 shizzle]$ sudo R CMD INSTALL Cairo_1.4-4.tar.gz
>> * Installing to library '/usr/lib64/R/library'
>> * Installing *source* package 'Cairo' ...
>> /usr/lib64/R/bin/INSTALL: ./configure: /bin/sh: bad interpreter:
>> Permission
>> denied
>> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'Cairo'
>> ** Removing '/usr/lib64/R/library/Cairo'
>>
>> I have tried to changing the $TMPDIR to another dir, and giving it 777
>> permissions, but I keep getting the error. Some info:
>>
>>   
>>> sessionInfo()
>>>     
>> R version 2.8.0 (2008-10-20)
>> x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
>>
>> locale:
>> C
>>
>> attached base packages:
>> [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base
>>
>>
>> [jeroen at 138 shizzle]$ gcc --version
>> gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20071124 (Red Hat 4.1.2-42)
>> Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
>> NO
>> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
>> PURPOSE.
>>
>>
>>
> 
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