sprng4 set g++ to MPICXX as a trick disable MPI. tar zxvf sprng4.tar.gz cd sprng4 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/sprng4 CXXFLAGS=-fPIC MPICXX=g++ make rsprng (sprng2 or 4) R CMD INSTALL rsprng_0.5-2.tar.gz \ --configure-args=--with-sprng=/usr/local/sprng4