In R, using Ubuntu, try to install a lib depending on GMP C lib, it won't find GMP, but I have GMP installed

Question

I want to install the Rmpfr library of R, so I type within R:

install.packages("Rmpfr")

This package requires the GMP C library to be installed, which in Ubuntu can be installed typing on the terminal

sudo apt-get install libgmp-dev

So, after I try to install Rmpfr library in R, I receive an error message containing

configure: error: GNU MP not found, or not 4.1.4 or up, see http://gmplib.org

The problem is, I already have GNU MP installed, and its version is 5.1.2. So, something is wrong with me, maybe.

Any clues? :-) Thanks!

What version of Ubuntu? I was just able to install using Saucy. Also have you installed the latest version of libmpfr-dev? — James King, Mar 09 '14 at 02:25
You can run `./configure` manually and examine `config.log` to see what actually failed. — Vincent Zoonekynd, Mar 09 '14 at 02:52
I use Saucy. I have the 3.1.1-2 version of libmpfr-dev, which is the last one. — Celso, Mar 12 '14 at 23:35
I ran `./configure` first on the R GMP package, and `config.log` returned this: configure:534: checking for __gmpz_ui_sub in -lgmp configure:553: cc -o conftest -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib conftest.c -lgmp 1>&5 /usr/bin/ld: cannot find crt1.o: No such file or directory /usr/bin/ld: cannot find crti.o: No such file or directory /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc /usr/bin/ld: cannot find crtn.o: No such file or directory — Celso, Mar 12 '14 at 23:43
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status configure: failed program was: #line 542 "configure" #include "confdefs.h — Celso, Mar 12 '14 at 23:47

score 80 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 19 '14 at 15:19

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In my case it was solved by installation of libgmp3-dev

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libgmp3-dev

answered Oct 19 '14 at 15:19

truf

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Yes, this option worked for me as well. I can't imagine life without stackoverflow. – Chamberlain Mbah Aug 18 '17 at 17:16
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If you are using CentOS, it will work with `sudo yum install gmp-devel` – Marius Nov 30 '18 at 14:23
@Marius this also works for Fedora. (Might be obvious for some, but not for everyone) – nonameable Oct 23 '19 at 18:51
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solution works for Ubuntu 20.04. Why can't it get accepted? – kdarras Aug 11 '21 at 05:42

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 13 '14 at 01:58

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It worked after I installed build-essential and libboost. Yes, I had something lacking on my system. :-)

answered Mar 13 '14 at 01:58

Celso

Installing `build-essential` was enough to fix the problem for me. Thanks! – Steve Nov 24 '17 at 05:15

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