Unable to install Rcpp package to read data from Excel

[daniellelee]

Hi,

I am new to using RStudio and am attempting to import data from an Excel worksheet. When I navigate to Import Dataset > From Excel I am prompted to install the newest version of Rcpp. However, when it attempts to install I receive this error message. Is there a solution for this issue? Thank you in advance!

[mara]

It looks like you're trying to compile Rcpp, which means you'll need XCode Command Line tools (which you'll install in the terminal/shell). See the MacOS section here:

Chapter 9 Set up an R dev environment | What They Forgot to Teach You About R

[mara]

Same situation described here:

Error installing haven package on OS X Catalina 10.15.3

The easiest solution would be to answer "no" to this question, you would get a precompiled binary version that is a little older but much easier to install. If you need to install the latest version from source, then you need to install Xcode in your system (not in R) and the recommended development tools for macOS systems. https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/tools/