title: Error running R in Linux
body: <p>I followed this <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13146852/r-2-15-install-in-redhat">R 2.15 install in Redhat</a> step by step
  to install R in Cent os 6.3, got this error in the intermediate step, i have created the progsandlibs </p>
  
  <pre><code>dir in ~
  
  [root@localhost R-2.15.2]# ./configure --prefix=~/progsandlibs/ --enable-R-shlib
  configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --prefix: ~/progsandlibs
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Then i tried just <code>./configure</code></p>
  
  <pre><code>configure: error: in `/root/progsandlibs/R-2.15.2':
  configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I installed gcc compiler through yum </p>
  
  <p>later when i run <code>./configure</code> i got this error </p>
  
  <pre><code> configure: error: No F77 compiler found
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Any idea what needs to be installed ?</p>