Lubridate: Unable to install lubridate package in R

[earuniitm]

Am using R 3.5 version, while am trying to install the lubridate package in rstudio its throws an error as follows

install.packages("lubridate")
Installing package into ‘/home/Arun/R/x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu-library/3.5’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
trying URL 'https://cran.rstudio.com/src/contrib/lubridate_1.7.4.tar.gz'

Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 449850 bytes (439 KB)

downloaded 439 KB

• installing source package ‘lubridate’ ...
  * package ‘lubridate’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
  * libs
  g++ -m64 -std=gnu++0x -I"/usr/include/R" -DNDEBUG -I. -I./cctz/include/ -I./cctz/src/ -I"/usr/lib64/R/library/Rcpp/include" -I/usr/local/include -fpic -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -c RcppExports.cpp -o RcppExports.o
  gcc -m64 -std=gnu99 -I"/usr/include/R" -DNDEBUG -I. -I./cctz/include/ -I./cctz/src/ -I"/usr/lib64/R/library/Rcpp/include" -I/usr/local/include -fpic -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -fpic -fPIC -c datetime.c -o datetime.o
  gcc -m64 -std=gnu99 -I"/usr/include/R" -DNDEBUG -I. -I./cctz/include/ -I./cctz/src/ -I"/usr/lib64/R/library/Rcpp/include" -I/usr/local/include -fpic -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -fpic -fPIC -c period.c -o period.o
  gcc -m64 -std=gnu99 -I"/usr/include/R" -DNDEBUG -I. -I./cctz/include/ -I./cctz/src/ -I"/usr/lib64/R/library/Rcpp/include" -I/usr/local/include -fpic -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -fpic -fPIC -c tparse.c -o tparse.o
  g++ -m64 -std=gnu++0x -I"/usr/include/R" -DNDEBUG -I. -I./cctz/include/ -I./cctz/src/ -I"/usr/lib64/R/library/Rcpp/include" -I/usr/local/include -fpic -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -c update.cpp -o update.o
  In file included from ./cctz/include/civil_time.h:18,
  from update.cpp:4:
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:37: error: expected nested-name-specifier before ‘year_t’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:37: error: ‘year_t’ has not been declared
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:37: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:37: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:41: error: expected nested-name-specifier before ‘diff_t’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:41: error: ‘diff_t’ has not been declared
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:41: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:41: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:46: error: expected nested-name-specifier before ‘month_t’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:46: error: ‘month_t’ has not been declared
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:46: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:46: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:47: error: expected nested-name-specifier before ‘day_t’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:47: error: ‘day_t’ has not been declared
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:47: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:47: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:48: error: expected nested-name-specifier before ‘hour_t’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:48: error: ‘hour_t’ has not been declared
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:48: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:48: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:49: error: expected nested-name-specifier before ‘minute_t’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:49: error: ‘minute_t’ has not been declared
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:49: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:49: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:50: error: expected nested-name-specifier before ‘second_t’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:50: error: ‘second_t’ has not been declared
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:50: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘=’ token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:50: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘=��� token
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:54: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘year’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:78: error: ‘cctz::detail::impl::is_leap_year’ declared as an ‘inline’ variable
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:78: error: ‘year_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:78: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘noexcept’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:81: error: ‘cctz::detail::impl::year_index’ declared as an ‘inline’ variable
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:81: error: ‘year_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:81: error: ‘month_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:81: error: initializer expression list treated as compound expression
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:81: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘noexcept’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:84: error: ‘cctz::detail::impl::days_per_century’ declared as an ‘inline’ variable
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:84: error: ‘year_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:84: error: ‘month_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:84: error: initializer expression list treated as compound expression
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:84: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘noexcept’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:88: error: ‘cctz::detail::impl::days_per_4years’ declared as an ‘inline’ variable
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:88: error: ‘year_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:88: error: ‘month_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:88: error: initializer expression list treated as compound expression
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:88: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘noexcept’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:92: error: ‘cctz::detail::impl::days_per_year’ declared as an ‘inline’ variable
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:92: error: ‘year_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:92: error: ‘month_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:92: error: initializer expression list treated as compound expression
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:92: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘noexcept’
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:95: error: ‘cctz::detail::impl::days_per_month’ declared as an ‘inline’ variable
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:95: error: ‘year_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:95: error: ‘month_t’ was not declared in this scope
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:95: error: initializer expression list treated as compound expression
  ./cctz/include/civil_time_detail.h:95: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘noexcept’
  In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.4.7/../../../../include/c++/4.4.7/functional:56,
  from /usr/lib64/R/library/Rcpp/include/RcppCommon.h:70,
  from /usr/lib64/R/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp.h:27,
  from update.cpp:7:
  /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.4.7/../../../../include/c++/4.4.7/typeinfo:36: error: expected ‘}’ before end of line
  /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.4.7/../../../../include/c++/4.4.7/typeinfo:36: error: expected ‘}’ before end of line
  /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.4.7/../../../../include/c++/4.4.7/typeinfo:36: error: expected ‘}’ before end of line
  /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.4.7/../../../../include/c++/4.4.7/typeinfo:36: error: expected declaration before end of line
  make: * [update.o] Error 1
  ERROR: compilation failed for package ‘lubridate’
• removing ‘/home/Arun/R/x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu-library/3.5/lubridate’
  Warning in install.packages :
  installation of package ‘lubridate’ had non-zero exit status

The downloaded source packages are in
‘/tmp/RtmpSIz8vF/downloaded_packages’

Kindly someone help to resolve this problem
thanks in advance

[tanmayambre]

Same here I am not able to install it on debian:stretch

[vspinu]

You need newer version of gcc (4.8.0, better 4.9.0). There are several issues on this tracker with similar problem. Some of them have concrete (admittedly technical) directions.

[Jan-E]

You could also install an old version. Tested on my CentOS 6.9:

wget https://github.com/tidyverse/lubridate/archive/v1.6.0.tar.gz
sudo R CMD INSTALL v1.6.0.tar.gz

[earuniitm]

I tried the below command and its working fine
wget https://github.com/tidyverse/lubridate/archive/v1.6.0.tar.gz
sudo R CMD INSTALL v1.6.0.tar.gz

[Cobaltikus]

Here is what I do on CentOS 6.9 in order to install the latest version of lubridate which requires a gcc version later than what comes with CentOS 6.9.

1. Install devtoolset-3
   sudo yum install centos-release-scl-rh
   sudo yum install devtoolset-3-gcc devtoolset-3-gcc-c++ devtoolset-3-gcc-gfortran

2. Start a new bash shell with devtoolset-3 enabled (because the above steps do not replace the default gcc)
   scl enable devtoolset-3 bash

3. From that shell, run your R code again and the lubridate package will be successfully downloaded and compiled to your library.

When you return to your normal shell, without the devtoolset-3 enabled, you will still be able to run your R code because the package will already be compiled, as long as you are using the same library directory.