INSTALL configure, build and install R-2.0.0 (2004-10-04) with ./configure --with-blas='-framework vecLib' --with-lapack --with-aqua make sudo make install "--with-aqua" is needed also for this Cocoa version. The R.app will init R with argument "--gui=cocoa" One you have the R.framework installed in /Library/Frameworks than you can build R.app This project has been produced with XCode 1.5 To build the R for Mac OS X Faq in docs folder use makeinfo -D UseExternalXrefs --html --force --no-split RMacOSX-FAQ.texi NOTE: To run R.app from inside the XCode debugger, you have to setup the R_HOME env variable. Proceed as follows: * Select the "R" executable * choose "Info" * Click the "variables" tab and set R_HOME to /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources