Compiling R under OSX with X11 Support

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I am trying to compile the development version of R under OSX, but I cannot find the correct way to link to the X11 libraries. I think they are included in XQuartz, but linking to /opt/X11/lib or /opt/X11/include/X11 using ./configure --x-libraries still generates an error that the headers cannot be found.

What is the correct way to link to the X11 headers with a default XQuartz install?

are you following the example in the homebrew R formula? https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-science/blob/master/r.rb Also, you can use the r-devel pkg from AT&T http://r.research.att.com/ (it's easier than compiling IMO) — hrbrmstr, Aug 25 '15 at 14:53

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 25 '15 at 17:12

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The X-specific options are both required ./configure --x-libraries=/opt/X11/lib/ --x-includes=/opt/X11/include worked fine.

answered Aug 25 '15 at 17:12

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Compiling R under OSX with X11 Support

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