R: rJava package install failing

Question

When installing rJava using the install.packages(\"rJava\") command I get the following error:

checking Java support in R... present:
interprete         


        

Answer 1

The problem was rJava wont install in RStudio (Version 1.0.136). The following worked for me (macOS Sierra version 10.12.6) (found here):

Step-1: Download and install javaforosx.dmg from here

Step-2: Next, run the command from inside RStudio:

install.packages("rJava", type = 'source')