From p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk  Thu Apr 22 14:19:03 1999
From: p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk (Peter Dalgaard BSA)
Date: 22 Apr 1999 15:19:03 +0200
Subject: R on AIX
In-Reply-To: Martin Maechler's message of "Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:04:30 +0200"
References: <14111.7058.52732.38138@galadriel.ci.tuwien.ac.at> <199904221304.PAA05194@sophie.ethz.ch>
Message-ID: <x2r9pchjy0.fsf@blueberry.kubism.ku.dk>

Martin Maechler <maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch> writes:

> that we (Fabrizio and me) ended up with the exact same symptomps as you
> have.
> 
> I gave up at that time; Fabrizio continues to use S-plus on AIX
> (and R on Linux, to some extentes at least)...
> ... yes a sad story,  but I think we both ended up with the impression that
> AIX is half broken environment anyway 
>  --- at least if you want to compile software that has no problems at all
>      on other architectures...

Have you tried following up on pointers from DejaNews? A quick search
on "aix dynamic link" turned up this one:

---snip
On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 22:44:30 -0000, PaulT <News@ecosmart.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>I am trying to create a 'c' link libary for use with java I'm struggling
>because
>documentation indicates that the -G option should be used with
>cc to create a dynamic library, but it is not available for AIX  v4.

Check the makefile in the /usr/J1.1.6/jni_example/c directory, these contain
the proper command line flags.

-- 
Jens-Uwe Mager  <pgp-mailto:62CFDB25>
---snap


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R on AIX
Peter Dalgaard BSA