[ESS] Lisp nesting exceeds 'max-lisp-eval-depth'

[john.gavin at ubs.com]

Hi,

I recently encountered the error 
'Lisp nesting exceeds 'max-lisp-eval-depth'
when trying to start R (2.3.0) within XEmacs (21.4) on Windows NT
with ESS (5.3) and I am unable to find its cause.

I have stripped my init.el file down to the line
'(require 'ess-site)' so Xemacs starts without a problem.
When I open a .Rnw file, Xemacs recognises it and the ESS menu appears.
But when I try 'M-x R', to start R, I get the error message
'Lisp nesting exceeds 'max-lisp-eval-depth'.

I have tried reinstalling Xemacs and ESS and 
rolling ESS back to 5.2.12 without success.

R is in my path (C:/etc/R/R-2.3.0/bin) and I can start R from a shell
within Xemacs (rterm --no-save) but I can not send code to that process
as Xemacs says 'No ESS processes running'.
If I use the menu (ESS-Start process-R) I get the same error
'Lisp nesting exceeds 'max-lisp-eval-depth'.

More output from 'ESS-Send bug report' is included below, in case that
might help.

As suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks.

Regards,

John.

John Gavin <john.gavin at ubs.com>,
Commodities, FIRC,
UBS Investment Bank, 2nd floor, 
100 Liverpool St., London EC2M 2RH, UK.
Phone +44 (0) 207 567 4289


To: ess-bugs at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: ess-mode 5.3.0; 
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Emacs  : XEmacs 21.4 (patch 19) "Constant Variable" [Lucid]
(i586-pc-win32) of Sat Jan 28 2006 on VSHELTON-PC2
Package: ess-mode 5.3.0

current state:
==============
(setq
 ess-language "S"
 ess-dialect "R"
 ess-ask-for-ess-directory t
 ess-ask-about-transfile nil
 ess-directory nil
 ess-keep-dump-files "always"
 ess-source-directory "c:/temp/tempEnvVariable"
 )
[ess-site.el]: ess-customize-alist=nil 
[ess-site.el _2_]: ess-customize-alist=nil 
(Sqpe): ess-sqpe-versions-create making M-x defun splus62 for
c:/progra~1/Insightful/splus62 
(Sqpe): ess-sqpe-versions-create making M-x defun splus61 for
c:/progra~1/Insightful/splus61 
(R): ess-rterm-versions-create making M-x defuns for
c:\etc\R\R-2.2.1.zipbin/Rterm.exe
c:\etc\R\R-2.3.0\bin/Rterm.exe(n-i-m-l: 1)(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL):
language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil,
comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-mode-1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=update.Rnw 
(ess-mode-1.5): alist=((ess-local-customize-alist quote
R-customize-alist) (ess-dialect . R) (ess-suffix . R)
(ess-dump-filename-template ess-replace-regexp-in-string S$ ess-suffix
ess-dump-filename-template-proto) (ess-mode-syntax-table .
R-syntax-table) (ess-mode-editing-alist . R-editing-alist)
(ess-change-sp-regexp . ess-R-change-sp-regexp) (ess-help-sec-regex .
ess-help-R-sec-regex) (ess-help-sec-keys-alist .
ess-help-R-sec-keys-alist) (ess-loop-timeout . ess-S-loop-timeout)
(ess-cmd-delay . ess-R-cmd-delay) (ess-function-pattern .
ess-R-function-pattern) (ess-object-name-db-file . ess-r-namedb.el)
(ess-retr-lastvalue-command . assign(".Last.value", .ess.lvsave,
envir=baseenv())
) (ess-save-lastvalue-command . assign(".ess.lvsave", get(".Last.value",
envir=baseenv()))
) (ess-imenu-mode-function quote ess-imenu-R) (inferior-ess-program .
inferior-R-program-name) (inferior-ess-objects-command .
inferior-R-objects-command) (inferior-ess-font-lock-keywords .
inferior-ess-R-font-lock-keywords) (inferior-ess-search-list-command .
search()
) (inferior-ess-help-command . help("%s", htmlhelp=FALSE)
) (inferior-ess-help-filetype) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q())
(inferior-ess-exit-prompt . Save workspace image? [y/n/c]: )
(inferior-ess-primary-prompt . \([A-Z][][A-Za-z0-9.]*\)*> )
(inferior-ess-secondary-prompt . + ?) (inferior-ess-start-file)
(inferior-ess-start-args . ) (ess-STERM . iESS) (ess-editor . R-editor)
(ess-pager . R-pager) (ess-language . S) (inferior-ess-exit-command .
q()
) (inferior-ess-language-start eval inferior-S-language-start)
(comint-use-prompt-regexp-instead-of-fields . t)) 
(ess-mode-1.6): editing-alist=((paragraph-start concat \s-*$\|
page-delimiter) (paragraph-separate concat \s-*$\| page-delimiter)
(paragraph-ignore-fill-prefix . t) (require-final-newline . t)
(comment-start . #) (comment-add . 1) (comment-start-skip . #+ *)
(comment-column . 40) (indent-line-function quote S-indent-line)
(parse-sexp-ignore-comments . t) (ess-set-style . ess-default-style)
(ess-local-process-name) (ess-mode-syntax-table . S-syntax-table)
(add-log-current-defun-header-regexp . ^\(.+\)\s-+<-[ 	
]*function) (font-lock-defaults quote (ess-R-mode-font-lock-keywords nil
nil ((?\. . w) (?_ . w))))) 
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send

Finished setting up ESS-mode.
(n-i-m-l: 1)(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-mode-1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=update.Rnw 
(ess-mode-1.5): alist=((ess-local-customize-alist quote
R-customize-alist) (ess-dialect . R) (ess-suffix . R)
(ess-dump-filename-template ess-replace-regexp-in-string S$ ess-suffix
ess-dump-filename-template-proto) (ess-mode-syntax-table .
R-syntax-table) (ess-mode-editing-alist . R-editing-alist)
(ess-change-sp-regexp . ess-R-change-sp-regexp) (ess-help-sec-regex .
ess-help-R-sec-regex) (ess-help-sec-keys-alist .
ess-help-R-sec-keys-alist) (ess-loop-timeout . ess-S-loop-timeout)
(ess-cmd-delay . ess-R-cmd-delay) (ess-function-pattern .
ess-R-function-pattern) (ess-object-name-db-file . ess-r-namedb.el)
(ess-retr-lastvalue-command . assign(".Last.value", .ess.lvsave,
envir=baseenv())
) (ess-save-lastvalue-command . assign(".ess.lvsave", get(".Last.value",
envir=baseenv()))
) (ess-imenu-mode-function quote ess-imenu-R) (inferior-ess-program .
inferior-R-program-name) (inferior-ess-objects-command .
inferior-R-objects-command) (inferior-ess-font-lock-keywords .
inferior-ess-R-font-lock-keywords) (inferior-ess-search-list-command .
search()
) (inferior-ess-help-command . help("%s", htmlhelp=FALSE)
) (inferior-ess-help-filetype) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q())
(inferior-ess-exit-prompt . Save workspace image? [y/n/c]: )
(inferior-ess-primary-prompt . \([A-Z][][A-Za-z0-9.]*\)*> )
(inferior-ess-secondary-prompt . + ?) (inferior-ess-start-file)
(inferior-ess-start-args . ) (ess-STERM . iESS) (ess-editor . R-editor)
(ess-pager . R-pager) (ess-language . S) (inferior-ess-exit-command .
q()
) (inferior-ess-language-start eval inferior-S-language-start)
(comint-use-prompt-regexp-instead-of-fields . t)) 
(ess-mode-1.6): editing-alist=((paragraph-start concat \s-*$\|
page-delimiter) (paragraph-separate concat \s-*$\| page-delimiter)
(paragraph-ignore-fill-prefix . t) (require-final-newline . t)
(comment-start . #) (comment-add . 1) (comment-start-skip . #+ *)
(comment-column . 40) (indent-line-function quote S-indent-line)
(parse-sexp-ignore-comments . t) (ess-set-style . ess-default-style)
(ess-local-process-name) (ess-mode-syntax-table . S-syntax-table)
(add-log-current-defun-header-regexp . ^\(.+\)\s-+<-[ 	
]*function) (font-lock-defaults quote (ess-R-mode-font-lock-keywords nil
nil ((?\. . w) (?_ . w))))) 
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send

Finished setting up ESS-mode.
(n-i-m-l: 1)(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-mode-1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=update.Rnw 
(ess-mode-1.5): alist=((ess-local-customize-alist quote
R-customize-alist) (ess-dialect . R) (ess-suffix . R)
(ess-dump-filename-template ess-replace-regexp-in-string S$ ess-suffix
ess-dump-filename-template-proto) (ess-mode-syntax-table .
R-syntax-table) (ess-mode-editing-alist . R-editing-alist)
(ess-change-sp-regexp . ess-R-change-sp-regexp) (ess-help-sec-regex .
ess-help-R-sec-regex) (ess-help-sec-keys-alist .
ess-help-R-sec-keys-alist) (ess-loop-timeout . ess-S-loop-timeout)
(ess-cmd-delay . ess-R-cmd-delay) (ess-function-pattern .
ess-R-function-pattern) (ess-object-name-db-file . ess-r-namedb.el)
(ess-retr-lastvalue-command . assign(".Last.value", .ess.lvsave,
envir=baseenv())
) (ess-save-lastvalue-command . assign(".ess.lvsave", get(".Last.value",
envir=baseenv()))
) (ess-imenu-mode-function quote ess-imenu-R) (inferior-ess-program .
inferior-R-program-name) (inferior-ess-objects-command .
inferior-R-objects-command) (inferior-ess-font-lock-keywords .
inferior-ess-R-font-lock-keywords) (inferior-ess-search-list-command .
search()
) (inferior-ess-help-command . help("%s", htmlhelp=FALSE)
) (inferior-ess-help-filetype) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q())
(inferior-ess-exit-prompt . Save workspace image? [y/n/c]: )
(inferior-ess-primary-prompt . \([A-Z][][A-Za-z0-9.]*\)*> )
(inferior-ess-secondary-prompt . + ?) (inferior-ess-start-file)
(inferior-ess-start-args . ) (ess-STERM . iESS) (ess-editor . R-editor)
(ess-pager . R-pager) (ess-language . S) (inferior-ess-exit-command .
q()
) (inferior-ess-language-start eval inferior-S-language-start)
(comint-use-prompt-regexp-instead-of-fields . t)) 
(ess-mode-1.6): editing-alist=((paragraph-start concat \s-*$\|
page-delimiter) (paragraph-separate concat \s-*$\| page-delimiter)
(paragraph-ignore-fill-prefix . t) (require-final-newline . t)
(comment-start . #) (comment-add . 1) (comment-start-skip . #+ *)
(comment-column . 40) (indent-line-function quote S-indent-line)
(parse-sexp-ignore-comments . t) (ess-set-style . ess-default-style)
(ess-local-process-name) (ess-mode-syntax-table . S-syntax-table)
(add-log-current-defun-header-regexp . ^\(.+\)\s-+<-[ 	
]*function) (font-lock-defaults quote (ess-R-mode-font-lock-keywords nil
nil ((?\. . w) (?_ . w))))) 
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send

Finished setting up ESS-mode.

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