[R-lang] Re: Installing lme4

[Matt Goldrick]

Hey Andries

Based on the error messages, it looks like the problem is that you don't
have gfortran installed.  Download and install it by following this link:

http://r.research.att.com/gfortran-4.2.3.dmg


If that doesn't work, you will need to install lme4 from source.  Download
and install the XCode tools from Apple (requires registering as a software
developer).  Then:

1.Go to package installer (under Packages&Data)
2.Under 'Packages Repository' switch to CRAN (sources)
3. Hit Get list, and search for lme4.  Select lme4 in window below.
4.Unclick 'install dependencies.'  Click 'install selected'

n.b. this wouldn't normally be an issue with R, but in the last upgrade a
few weeks ago something went wrong with lme4 binaries.

Good luck,
Matt

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Andries W. Coetzee <coetzee@umich.edu>wrote:

> Dear R-lang-ers,
>
> Thank you for the prompt and very helpful response that I got to my
> first question yesterday. Today I have a question more about the
> logistics of getting R to work than about statistics.
>
> I have successfully installed R on my Mac (OS 10.5.8). But I have
> tried several different ways of adding the package lme4, all without
> success. Although it is available on the CRAN sites, I cannot locate
> it using the "Packages & Data" -> "Package Installer" function from
> the R pull down menu. After searching for help on Google, I found the
> following command to use:
>
> install.packages("lme4", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
>
> Of all of my attempts, this seems to have done best. But it was still
> not successful. Below is what I get when run this command:
>
> ________________________
>
> install.packages("lme4", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
> trying URL '
> http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/macosx/leopard/contrib/2.11/lme4_0.999375-34.tgz
> '
> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 1281413 bytes (1.2 Mb)
> opened URL
> ==================================================
> downloaded 1.2 Mb
>
>
> The downloaded packages are in
>
>  /var/folders/3p/3piseP3GGf017YzUxdYiJ++0yIw/-Tmp-//RtmpaOyJe9/downloaded_packages
> ______________________
>
>
>
>
> And here is what happens when I try to call the lme4 through library():
>
> ______________________
> > library(lme4)
> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
>  unable to load shared library
> '/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/lme4/libs/i386/lme4.so':
>
>  dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/lme4/libs/i386/lme4.so,
> 6): Library not loaded: /usr/local/lib/libgfortran.2.dylib
>  Referenced from:
> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/lme4/libs/i386/lme4.so
>  Reason: image not found
> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'lme4'
>
> ________________________
>
>
> Any ideas or suggestions?
>
>
> Andries
>
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