[ESS] wrong type argument: processp nil

[A.J. Rossini]

What version of Emacs?  Did they do any upgrades for that?

Could you run:

emacs -debug-init -f R

?  (it might be --debug-init) 

and email the backtrace?



On 5/19/05, Wiener, Matthew <matthew_wiener at merck.com> wrote:
> ESS-ers:
> 
> My ESS installation (on an IRIX unix machine which I do not control)
> suddenly stopped working -- for me and for everyone else I know.  (I'm using
> ESS 5.2.3, others are using older versions.)  One day, instead of giving me
> a working R buffer as it had been, it gave me the following message:
> "Wrong type argument: processp, nil".
> 
> I end up with a buffer called R, with (iESS [R]:  no process) in the black
> stripe at the bottom of the window.
> 
> I have not modified site-lisp.el; my .emacs has
> (setq-default inferior-R-program-name "/usr/local/bin/R") in it.  I have
> checked that /usr/local/bin/R is still a working installation of R.
> 
> The system administrators say nothing changed on the system, but they are
> not familiar with ESS.  Below are the contents of the ESS and message
> buffers.  I would very much appreciate it if anyone can point me in the
> right direction as to what to look for.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Matt Wiener
> 
> 
> Buffer "ESS":
> [ess-site.el]: ess-customize-alist=nil
> [ess-site.el _2_]: ess-customize-alist=nil
> (R): ess-r-versions-create making M-x defuns for
> (R): ess-dialect=nil, buf=*scratch*, start-arg=nil
>  current-prefix-arg=nil
> (inferior-ess 0): ess-start-args=--no-readline
> ess-setq-vars-default 0: ess-language=Initial, -dialect=nil, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> ess-setq-vars-default 1: ess-language=S, -dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> (inf-ess 1): lang=S, dialect=R, tmp-dialect=R, buf=*scratch*
> (inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
> (inferior-ess) Method #3 start=/lhome/aa0113/ buf=*R*
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil,
> comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> (inf-ess 2.1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=*R*
> (inf-ess 2.2): start args = --no-readline , inf-ess-start-args=--no-readline
> 
> (inf-ess finish [S(R), /usr/local/bin/R(nil,nil)]
> (ess-multi 0):  inf-ess-start-args=--no-readline , comint-..echoes=nil
> (i-ess 1): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=nil,
> comint..sender=comint-simple-send,
> (i-ess 2): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=t,
> comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender,
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=t,
> comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender
> (i-ess 3): curr-buf=*R*, comint..echo=t,
> comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender,
> (ess-multi post inf-ess: start-args=--no-readline , comint-echoes=t
> (ess-multi 1):  start-args=--no-readline
> Making Process...Buf *R*, Proc R, Prog /usr/local/bin/R
>  Start File=nil, Args= --no-readline .
> 
> 
> Message:
> Loading ~/ess-5.2.3/lisp/ess-site (source)...
> Loading cus-face...
> Loading cus-face...done
> Loading regexp-opt...
> Loading regexp-opt...done
> enabling speedbar support
> Loading backquote...
> Loading backquote...done
> Loading ~/ess-5.2.3/lisp/ess-site (source)...done
> For information about the GNU Project and its goals, type C-h C-p.
> Fontifying *scratch*...
> Fontifying *scratch*... (regexps............)
> For information about the GNU Project and its goals, type C-h C-p.
> Type C-h m for help on ESS version 5.2.3
> Wrong type argument: processp, nil
> 
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-- 
best,
-tony

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A.J. Rossini
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