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I'm having problems trying to use the adehabitatHR package in R. When I load the rgdal package I get the following error message.

 > library(rgdal)
Loading required package: sp
rgdal: version: 1.0-7, (SVN revision 559)
 Geospatial Data Abstraction Library extensions to R successfully loaded
 Loaded GDAL runtime: GDAL 1.11.1, released 2014/09/24
 Path to GDAL shared files: /usr/local/share/gdal
 Loaded PROJ.4 runtime: Rel. 4.9.1, 04 March 2015, [PJ_VERSION: 491]
 Path to PROJ.4 shared files: (autodetected)
WARNING: no proj_defs.dat in PROJ.4 shared files
 Linking to sp version: 1.2-1

I haven't found an answer that's suitable for someone who isn't highly skilled in computer programming (such as how to upgrade proj4 for rgdal). The extant answers on this topic are not written in a form that's understandable to a layperson - for example I don't know how to "compile", "clone" etc from the GitHub codes linked in other threads. These answers presuppose (what seems to me to be) a significant amount of programming knowledge that isn't applicable to my field of study. I would appreciate if someone could explain it in a straightforward manner to someone who has basic computer knowledge.

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  • Do you presently use `homebrew` perchance? – hrbrmstr Jan 16 '17 at 18:46
  • If so then not knowingly. I'm not familiar with that term – Perry Helion Jan 16 '17 at 19:43
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    It's pretty easy to setup: http://brew.sh/ ; This: http://predictiveecology.org/2015/04/24/installing-R-spatial-packages.html doesn't seem so bad as far as a how-to goes. Digression: _"isn't applicable to my field of study"_ is an obviously limiting point of view. IMO learning the ecosystem around a tool is equally as important as being able to wield it for a particular purpose. I'm sure you have & can survive w/o delving, but it seems like a tiny investment in just how to install libraries cld pay dividends in the long run. – hrbrmstr Jan 17 '17 at 05:14
  • That's actually just a warning, it may not prevent you from doing what you want, and won't cause the program to stop, like an error would. – Benjamin Feb 09 '17 at 04:41
  • But I've had that warnings and found problems later... [Here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34333624/trouble-installing-rgdal/37829420#37829420) they provide some notes on the installation that seemed to work to some people, but not to me. – Javier Fajardo Apr 27 '17 at 21:16

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