run R CMD javareconf Now you can start R and do a install.packages('rJava').edit /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/etc/Makeconf and change the line LIBS = -llzma -lm -liconv -licuuc -licui18n to LIBS = -llzma -lm -liconv.What I did (using macports R) as root (sudo bash): framework R -llzma -lm -liconv -licuuc -licui18n ld: library not found for -licuuc clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) make: *** Error 1 make: *** Error 2 make: *** Error 2 ERROR: compilation failed for package ‘rJava’ * removing ‘/Users/costa/Library/R/3.1/library/rJava’ I tried Java 8 and the Mac default java and also got the same error. My setup: MacOS 10.9.5 Java: 7u71 (64 bits dowloaded from Oracle site) R: R version 3.1.1 () First, in the command line I ran the sudo R CMD javareconf Then, I ran inside R: install.packages('rJava') The error in the end of the compiling is this: JavaVM -F/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/.

Its being a real nightmare to install rjava on my Mac. Apple has a guide to the latest Java updates on their. Java for 10.7.3 and later is supported by The latest Java for 10.5.8 is And for 10.7 go to. The latest Java exists for Mac OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.3 and addresses some of the Flashback trojan issue. Apple explains the latest Java available for Mac OS X 10.4, and 10.5, at. Java version 7 has had a security flaw which is documented on my tip. So do the following in R: install.packages(c('xlsxjars', 'xlsx')) And with those two commands, xlsx appears to install just fine on a mac!

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