R Packages Fail to Compile with gcc

Question

I downloaded bioconductor and attempted to install a package (\"limma\") which installed successfully, however when I tried to update bioconductor I keep getting errors rela

Answer 1

Modify your PATH to make sure that a gcc compiler more recent than gcc 3.2 is found.

If necessary, create a link to the recent one (assuming you want to still keep gcc 3.2 around):

mkdir $HOME/bin
ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-VERSION $HOME/bin/gcc
export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
# proceed to your normal installation

VERSION indicates the gcc version of the compiler normally used in your system