Hi Herve Thanks. Just tried installing XML (Matrix requires some graphical libraries) and it worked fine. I am starting to think that the Biobase problem might be related to the GCC version I am using, 3.4.3. I might need to upgrade it and test. Thanks a lot. Paulo Herve Pages wrote: > Hi Paulo, > > The C code in Biobase makes no direct reference to the __builtin_isnan > symbol > so your problem doesn't seem to be specific to the Biobase package and > will > most likely happen with other packages containing native code. > Try to install the XML or Matrix or whatever package with C code from the > CRAN repository. If it doesn't work then you might try to report the > problem > on the R-devel mailing list (more audience there so more chance that > someone > will have access to a Solaris machine). Don't forget to report your > sessionInfo() + exact version of Solaris + arch + compiler that you > are using. > > Good luck! > > H. > > > Paulo Nuin wrote: >> Hi everyone >> >> This is my first post to the list. I had experience installing and >> using Bioconductor on Linux and Windows systems but I am encountering >> problems installing Biobase on Solaris running on Sparc. The package >> compilation works fine, with only a warning >> >> warning: implicit declaration of function `__builtin_isnan' >> >> the help files are generated but in the end it fails with an error >> also related __builtin_isnan >> >> ** building package indices ... >> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) : >> unable to load shared library >> '/usr/local/lib/R/library/Biobase/libs/Biobase.so': >> ld.so.1: R: fatal: relocation error: file >> /usr/local/lib/R/library/Biobase/libs/Biobase.so: symbol >> __builtin_isnan: referenced symbol not found >> Calls: <anonymous> ... tryCatch -> tryCatchList -> tryCatchOne -> >> <anonymous> >> Execution halted >> ERROR: installing package indices failed >> >> Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance >> >> Paulo >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bioconductor mailing list >> Bioconductor at stat.math.ethz.ch >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioconductor >> Search the archives: >> http://news.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.conductor >