Build RStudio on Ubuntu 20.04

pachadotdev

6/22/23, 3:19 AM

I am trying to build RStudio with accessibility options, which requires a regular build:

git clone [email protected]:rstudio/rstudio.git
cd rstudio
mkdir build && cd build
sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/platforms/ /usr/local/bin/
cmake .. -DRSTUDIO_TARGET=Desktop -DRSTUDIO_PACKAGE_BUILD=1 -DQT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/qmake

The make install fails because it can't find libicu

[  2%] Built target rstudio-shared-core
[  4%] Built target rstudio-core-hunspell
[ 25%] Built target rstudio-core
[ 26%] Built target rstudio-session-workers
[ 26%] Built target rstudio-core-synctex
[ 27%] Built target rstudio-monitor
[ 33%] Built target rstudio-r
[ 75%] Built target rsession
[ 75%] Built target gwt_build
[ 76%] Built target rstudio-shared-core-tests
[ 82%] Built target rstudio-core-tests
[ 82%] Built target diagnostics
make[2]: *** No rule to make target '/usr/lib/lib/libicui18n.so', needed by 'src/cpp/desktop/rstudio'.  Stop.
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:728: src/cpp/desktop/CMakeFiles/rstudio.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:152: all] Error 2

I find it strange to point to /usr/lib/lib/, which is a directory that doesn't exist.

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rstudio

Archisman Panigrahi

6/22/23, 3:36 AM

A debian installer is available. You don't need to compile from source. https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download

N0rbert

6/22/23, 7:48 AM

You are making future system maintenance difficult. You have to stick with Qt from official repositories and live without problems. If you you need Qt4 - use [this PPA](https://launchpad.net/~rock-core/+archive/ubuntu/qt4/), if you need newer Qt5 - use [this PPA](https://launchpad.net/~beineri/+archive/ubuntu/opt-qt-5.15.2-focal).

pachadotdev

6/22/23, 7:59 AM

i want to build with accessibility options

N0rbert

6/22/23, 8:08 AM

Then use docker https://github.com/rstudio/rstudio/blob/main/docker/docker-compile.sh instead of trashing working systems and give bad recommendations here in public place.

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pachadotdev

6/22/23, 3:32 AM

My own solution, knowing that libicu-dev is installed

sudo mkdir /usr/lib/lib
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicudata.so /usr/lib/lib/libicudata.so
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicuuc.so /usr/lib/lib/libicuuc.so
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicui18n.so /usr/lib/lib/libicui18n.so
sudo make install

result

[  2%] Built target rstudio-shared-core
[  4%] Built target rstudio-core-hunspell
[ 25%] Built target rstudio-core
[ 26%] Built target rstudio-session-workers
[ 26%] Built target rstudio-core-synctex
[ 27%] Built target rstudio-monitor
[ 33%] Built target rstudio-r
[ 75%] Built target rsession
[ 75%] Built target gwt_build
[ 76%] Built target rstudio-shared-core-tests
[ 82%] Built target rstudio-core-tests
[ 82%] Built target diagnostics
[100%] Built target rstudio
[100%] Built target rpostback

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N0rbert

6/22/23, 7:49 AM

The `/usr/lib/lib/` path looks strange. Do invent bicycles! Use official debian package from https://rstudio.org/download/latest/stable/desktop/bionic/rstudio-latest-amd64.deb . You will get 2021.09.2+382 which is latest stable.

pachadotdev

6/22/23, 7:58 AM

i want to build with accessibility options

Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: Build RStudio on Ubuntu 20.04

TH: สร้าง RStudio บน Ubuntu 20.04

RO: Construiți RStudio pe Ubuntu 20.04

RU: Сборка RStudio на Ubuntu 20.04

VI: Xây dựng RStudio trên Ubuntu 20.04

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