[GRASS-stats] Re: [GRASS-user] error: Incompatible library version for module. You need to rebuild GRASS or untangle multiple installations.

[Nikos Alexandris]

stephen sefick wrote:

> >> What computer architecture, operating system, what R version etc.?

Nikos Alexandris wrote:

> > Right, I assume that people know that I am using Ubuntu Jaunty 64-bit, R
> > 2.9.1, latest rpy2, grass-6.4.0svn from source.

> Please always repeat everything every time; don't delete content from 
> threads. I'm travelling and cannot handhold.

Just try to do them more easy to read :-). Maybe I overdid it :-O

> Build only from source, only one piece at a time, and check everything 
> every time. I'm sure that other people have seen dependency problems when 
> installing from binary on this platform. This is not seen on any other 
> platform (Linux, Windows, OSX). There are two underlying problems: 
> "dependency hell" and your inability to sort out your own system. I 
> suspect that the XML package in R does not have its dependencies 
> satisfied. It could also be GDAL/GRASS not having dependencies satisfied. 
> The reason to build from source is that then you control the dependencies, 
> rather than the reverse.
> 
> Please stop creating the impressionn that software that works for 
> effectively everyone else is broken only because you can't get your own 
> system to work, and expect others to do your work for you!

True, it's my ignorance on how to deal with compilation/installation
issues.

Nevertheless, I strongly believe that there is always some gain by
asking questions, even if they are not "smart". No offense, but
unfortunately of fortunately I can only promise that, for as long as I
am interested to understand/learn, I'll keep asking :-p

Kindest regards, Nikos

> >
> >> What is the error message?
> >
> > The message is the title of this thread.
> >
> >> I am usingce 6.4RC5 GRASS and R 2.9.1 on mac
> >> OS X 10.5.7, and it is working fine. I remember there being a problem
> >> with something, but I don't remember exactly what.  If you were to
> >> provide the error message then maybe it would jog my memory.
> >
> > Sorry, that's all the prog prints.
> >
> >> Also, it may be a good idea to search the R-sig-geo list archive, as your
> >> problem may have already been solved (assuming it is the same one that
> >> I had).
> >
> > Before doing countless compilations/installations I filtered the web for
> > an hour! I've found some similar messages in grass-dev's mailing-list
> > but nothing specific.
> >
> > I thought that /etc/ld.so.conf is my problem... and I commented out all
> > grass-versions but grass-6.4.0svn. I even removed all other
> > grass-versions, (re-)installed X-times spgrass6 but no luck.
> >
> > It's the first time I see this message. I also tried to do some
> > debugging but R requires, I guess, special treatment (meaning other than
> > gdb, etc.) !?
> >
> > Nikos