[R] tcltk on linux/rhel6

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 04/01/2012 01:52, Peter Langfelder wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Carl Baribault<crlbrblt at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I've seen posts to the effect that..
>> 1) choose.dir is only available for windows, and
>> 2) tk_choose.dir would be the linux equivalent.
>>
>> I'm still having trouble with the subject package on linux/rhel6.
>>
>> I've specified --with-tcltk during ./configure, and I still get the response...
>>
>>> install.packages("tcltk")
>
> My understanding is that tcltk is included in the base installation
> now. You should be able to load it using library(tcltk) without
> explicitly installing it. You can install tcltk2 as an add-on package.

Yes, but you need OS support (for both).

Whoever installed this R needs to read the R-admin manual and note the 
need for -devel RPMs for Tcl and Tk.  Then study the configure messages 
which tell you if tcltk was built.

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