[ESS] problems installing ESS/Xemacs in Windows Vista

[James W. MacDonald]

Hi Ana,

Ana Conesa wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> I am trying to get ESS/Xemacs running in Windows Vista. I installed
> Xemacs, add the init.el file to .Xemacs directory and modified the
> variable path to include
> C:/Program Files/R/R-2.5.1/bin/
> Still when launching Xemacs I get the error that Rterm could not be
> found. Even if I uncomment the line setq inferior-R-program name at
> the init.el file, Xmacs will still complain that Rterm cannot be
> found. But the Rterm.exe file is at the indicated location and works
> perfectly.
> 
> Did any have this problem and know the solution?

Just a guess, but it seemed to me that the more recent versions of 
Xemacs had trouble with paths that contained spaces. Does changing setq 
inferior-R-program to something like C:\\progra~1\\R\\R-2.5.1\\bin (or 
possibly C:/progra~1/R/R-2.5.1/bin/) help?

Best,

Jim


> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ana
> 
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