Error: long vectors not supported yet: qap_encode.c:36

[brian-lau]

Sourcing some commands leads to the title error that shows up on the R side.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50603765/how-to-resolve-error-long-vectors-not-supported-yet-qap-encode-c36?noredirect=1&lq=1

This seems to be resolvable by compiling from source (CRAN version stuck at 1.7.3):

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50410289/running-r-script-from-java-rconnection-eval-exception/50622263#50622263

However, there is an OpenSSL problem on the mac?
pkg_url <- "https://www.rforge.net/Rserve/snapshot/Rserve_1.8-6.tar.gz"
install.packages(pkg_url, repos = NULL)

or

install.packages('Rserve',,'http://www.rforge.net/')

checking openssl/rsa.h usability... no
checking openssl/rsa.h presence... no
checking for openssl/rsa.h... no
checking openssl/ssl.h usability... no
checking openssl/ssl.h presence... no
checking for openssl/ssl.h... no

...

ld: library not found for -lssl
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[1]: *** [forward] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2
ERROR: compilation failed for package ‘Rserve’

[brian-lau]

s-u/Rserve#102

https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115005670527-Install-PKI-on-Mac-homebrew-install-of-R-and-openssl

https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115005670527-Install-PKI-on-Mac-homebrew-install-of-R-and-openssl