Subject: Re: [R] R-1.1.0 - f2c in configure
From: Peter Dalgaard BSA (p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk)
Date: Wed 28 Jun 2000 - 20:08:59 EST
Message-ID: <x24s6ejex0.fsf@blueberry.kubism.ku.dk>
Torsten Hothorn <Torsten.Hothorn@rzmail.uni-erlangen.de> writes:
> > When trying to build R-1.1.0, the configure script reported no Fortran
> > compiler, even though '/usr/bin/f2c' was present, and R-1.0.1 had found
> > and successfully used this. I traced this to an apparent typo in line
> > 2067 of configure:
> >
> > for name in g77 fort77 f77 f90 xlf cf77 fc; do
> >
> > changing this to:
> >
> > for name in g77 fort77 f77 f90 xlf cf77 f2c; do
> >
> > allowed the script to 'find' f2c. However, it then reported that f2c
> > didn't work (although it had worked with R-1.0.1).
> >
> > checking whether the Fortran 77 compiler (f2c ) works... no
>
> We discussed this thing with Kurt privately, Kurt fixed it 2 days ago. As
> a workaround, use
>
> ./configure --with-f2c
>
> which works for me (SuSE 6.4, R-1.1.0)
>
Fine. Just let me add that "fc" is not a typo. The Fortran compiler
really is called by that name on some systems. f2c is not a Fortran
compiler (it outputs C code, not .o files) so detecting it as one is
not going to work.
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