[R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux
Sasikumar Kandhasamy
ckmsasi at gmail.com
Thu Oct 8 19:28:42 CEST 2015
Sure Jeff, thanks a lot for the references. Will explore more and will also
try to contact R-devel list for further help on cross compile. Thanks again
to all for the quick responses.
Thanks & Regards
Sasi
On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us>
wrote:
> There is a manual for compiling and installing R. There is also a mailing
> list (described in the Posting Guide) called R-devel where topics like
> compiling R are actually on topic, unlike here. If you have to
> cross-compile then you probably have a bit more work ahead of you than most
> users would have, so be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get familiar
> with the innards of R so you can decide exactly which features you need. I
> have not heard of anyone rolling R into an embedded system, but this list
> would not be the place to hear about it so that probably doesn't mean much.
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> On October 7, 2015 3:45:45 PM PDT, Sasikumar Kandhasamy <ckmsasi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >Thanks Mike. From source, i am able to compile and use R in my red hat
> >linux box. I was trying to get hands on using R in linux box before
> >trying
> >R on the embedded box.
> >
> >My requirement is to run R (R scripts) on my embedded box which has
> >customized debian linux (kernel version 2.6.32) in batch mode without
> >GUI
> >support. The embedded box have multi-core MIPS processor with nearly
> >30GB
> >RAM. I hope hardware resources on the embedded box shouldn't be an
> >issue to
> >run R (correct me if i am wrong), but linux version running here is an
> >customized one with limited supporting services such as light weight
> >shell
> >etc.
> >
> >Given this, do i need to cross compile R package for my embedded box or
> >i
> >can directly install the debian MIPS version of R package. But there is
> >no
> >apt-get or other installer in the embedded box.
> >
> >
> >Regards
> >Sasi
> >
> >On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:46 AM, Michael Hannon
> ><jmhannon.ucdavis at gmail.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> I don't think kernel compatibility is a significant issue for most
> >> applications. I can say for certain that I update the kernels on my
> >> linux boxes without having to reinstall R.
> >>
> >> There *are* R packages for RHEL and friends. Have a look at:
> >>
> >> https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/redhat/README
> >>
> >> Note that there's a bit of fiddling required, but I don't think it's
> >> particularly complicated.
> >>
> >> It's usually not particularly difficult to install R from source. If
> >> you prefer to do that, have a look at:
> >>
> >> https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.html
> >>
> >> Also, you don't specify your requirements, but don't overlook the
> >> possibility of installing a virtual machine on your RHEL server.
> >> (It's somewhat easier to get an R package for Fedora or Ubuntu than
> >> for RHEL, for instance.)
> >>
> >> I don't know the answer to your question about embedded systems. I
> >> would think R would not be a great choice for an embedded system, but
> >> I don't know what your requirements are.
> >>
> >> -- Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy
> ><ckmsasi at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat
> >Enterprise
> >> > Linux Server release 6.2".
> >> >
> >> > Also, couple of clarifications,
> >> >
> >> > 1. Do we have a R package compatibility matrix against the Linux
> >kernel
> >> > version? Or for the Red Hat Linux with kernel version 2.6.32-279,
> >do you
> >> > have any suggestion/recommendation on R package to be used?
> >> >
> >> > 2. If we need to use Rscripts in embedded systems such as routers
> >and
> >> > switches, do we need to install the complete R package in the
> >system
> >> also?
> >> > Or just libR.so and Rscript should be ok?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks again Mike.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> > Sasi
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Michael Hannon <
> >> jmhannon.ucdavis at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> It's very likely that there is already an R package for your linux
> >> >> system, and, if so, you'd probably be well-served to use that one.
> >> >> You've given us the version of the kernel you're using (not a
> >recent
> >> >> one, BTW), but what linux distribution are you using?
> >> >>
> >> >> -- Mike
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy
> ><ckmsasi at gmail.com
> >> >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have downloaded the pre-compiled version of R package:
> >> >> > r-base-core(3.2.2-1) for i386 platform. Unzipped the package
> >under my
> >> >> > tmp
> >> >> > directory (/tmp). The directories "et"c and "usr" got created
> >with
> >> >> > binaries
> >> >> > R and Rscript under /tmp/usr/bin/.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Executing the R (/tmp/usr/bin/R) or Rscript
> >(/tmp/usr/bin/Rscipt)
> >> >> > reports
> >> >> > the below error,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ./usr/bin/R
> >> >> > ./usr/bin/R: line
> >238:
> >> >> > /usr/lib/R/etc/ldpaths: No such file or directory
> >> >> > ERROR: R_HOME ('/usr/lib/R') not found
> >> >> >
> >> >> > How to reconfigure the R environment variables? Because, i tried
> >> setting
> >> >> > the R_HOME directory to "/tmp/usr/lib/R" but still not working.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The Linux version i am using is 2.6.32. Please help me with the
> >steps
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > install the R correctly. Thanks.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Regards
> >> >> > Sasi
> >> >> >
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