[Rcpp-devel] Compiling Rcpp on Solaris with Sun Compiler (5.8)

[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

Hi again,

On 15 April 2011 at 15:00, Giuseppe Milicia wrote:
| Guys,
| 
| I'm in a position to compile Rcpp on Solaris with the Sun Compiler (Sun C++ 5.8)

That is awesome, thanks so much for helping. Really appreciated!

The full test is 'R CMD check Rcpp_*.tar.gz', not just the install.  
 
| This is what I get when I try to install Rcpp 0.9.4, which is different from http://www.r-project.org/nosvn/R.check/r-patched-solaris-sparc/Rcpp-00install.html (different version of the compiler?)

Possibly. We will check with Prof Ripley. 
 
| * installing *source* package 'Rcpp' ...
| ** libs
| /opt/SUNWspro/bin/CC -library=stlport4 -I/home/XXX/local/R-2.12.2-sun/SunOS5.10/i386/lib/R/include -I../inst/include/ -I/usr/local/include/ -I/XXX/readline/5.2/include -L/usr/local/lib -L/XXX/readline/5.2/SunOS5.10/i386/lib  -L/opt/SUNWspro/lib/amd64/ -L/XXXcairo/1.8.10/SunOS5.10/i386/lib/ -L./lib -L/home/XXX/apps/R-2.12.2-sun/lib    -Kpic  -O -features=tmplrefstatic -features=extensions -c Date.cpp -o Date.o
| "../inst/include//Rcpp/as.h", line 78: Error: Could not find a match for Rcpp::as<Rcpp::T>(SEXPREC*).
| "Date.cpp", line 46: Error: Could not find a match for Rcpp::as<Rcpp::T>(SEXPREC*) needed in Rcpp::Date::Date(SEXPREC*).
| "Date.cpp", line 58: Error: Could not find a match for Rcpp::as<Rcpp::T>(SEXPREC*) needed in Rcpp::Date::Date(const std::string &, const std::string &).
| 3 Error(s) detected.
| make: *** [Date.o] Error 3
| ERROR: compilation failed for package 'Rcpp'
| * removing '/home/XXX/nodes/dev/SunOS5.10/amd64/4.4.3/lib/Rcpp'
| 
| I'll see if I can figure out what makes the compiler choke.

It chokes on 

  Rcpp::as<int>(d)

with d a SEXP. Not sure why -- that is a little odd. 

Dirk


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