Process R not running

[Andrew.Swan at li.csiro.au]

Hi - Sorry to divert this thread, but....

I have a similar problem, using Xemacs 21.1.9 and R1.3.1. But when starting
xemacs, I get the following in a *Warnings-Show* buffer:

"(1) (initialization/error) An error has occurred while loading ~\.emacs:

Symbol's function definition is void: w32-shell-dos-semantics

To ensure normal operation, you should investigate the cause of the error
in your initialization file and remove it.  Use the `-debug-init' option
to XEmacs to view a complete error backtrace."


I tried the -debug-init option but it didn't mean much to me.


And then when I do M-x R, ESS prompts me for the starting directory, but
then I see the message Robert is getting:

"Searching for program: no such file or directory, R"

And then if I put:

"(setq inferior-R-program-name "c:/progra~1/R/rw1031/bin/Rterm.exe")"

in .emacs as was suggested, I get closer but the *R* buffer shows:

"WARNING: unknown option --no-readline
Fatal error: you must specify `--save', `--no-save' or `--vanilla'

Process R exited abnormally with code 2 at Tue Sep 25 09:32:25 2001"

Which is all getting a bit frustrating.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Heiberger [mailto:rmh at surfer.sbm.temple.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, 25 September 2001 2:24 AM
> To: ess-help at stat.math.ethz.ch; Rich Heiberger; Robert Cunningham
> Subject: RE: Process R not running
> 
> 
> It looks like we will have to get very detailed.  First candidate is
> conflict with your .emacs and site-start.el.  Start emacs 
> without those
> two files by
>   emacs -q --no-site-file
> In *scratch* define inferior-R-program-name as I told you last time,
> then start M-x R.  If we are lucky, it will work and then all you have
> to do is find the conflict in your .emacs and site-start.el.
> 
> If not, then run M-x ess-submit-bug-report and send it to
> ess-bugs at stat.math.ethz.ch
> 
> Rich
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