[ESS] problems installing ESS/Xemacs in Windows Vista

[Brian D. Peyser, Ph.D.]

Hi everyone,

I'm having the same problem. I also saw this mentioned in comp.emacs.xemacs 
relating to ispell rather than R/ESS. Below I included the message I posted 
about the problem, plus the previous posts. This problem seems to be an 
XEmacs problem and not an ESS problem. I also had trouble with GNU-Emacs, so 
switching to that wasn't an easy solution.

-Brian Peyser

Brian D. Peyser, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, ORISE
USAMRIID, Fort Detrick
Frederick, MD 21702

> 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 nd 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
>>

>From comp.emacs.xemacs:
Hi,

I've had the same problem, in my case it is ESS/R that fail. Also, ftp
telnet etc all fail. Seems like the same problem with Vista. However, before
the program is started, I am asked for options:

For example, trying to start R (M-x R):
ESS [S(R): Rterm] starting data directory? c:\Windows\system32

Then I get:
Searching for program: No such file or directory, Rterm

Seems like exactly the same problem. I am running XEmacs v21.4.20 with ESS
v5.2.11 and R v2.5.1, though I don't think this has anything to do with ESS
or R since ftp/telnet/etc also fail. I thought I might add the following--I
tried disabling User Account Control (UAC), I tried running XEmacs as
administrator and in WinXPSP2 compatibility mode.

If I type Rterm at the command prompt, it works fine.

I hope someone can find a fix for this!

-Brian Peyser

-- 
Brian D. Peyser, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, ORISE
USAMRIID, Fort Detrick
Frederick, MD 21702


"Gilles COSTA" <g.costa at arkane-foncier.fr> wrote in message
news:sl8f83gx.fsf at gargle.gargle.HOWL...
> "tx.saluki at gmail.com" <tx.saluki at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On May 30, 9:19 am, Gilles COSTA <g.co... at arkane-foncier.fr> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm running XEmacs 21.4.19 both under windows XP and under windowsVista.
>>> Under XP every thing is Ok, but underVistaI've got no mean
>>> to start an externale application like bash or ispell. The variable
>>> exec-path seems correct :
>>>
>>>         value:
>>>         ("V:\\Windows\\system32\\" "V:\\Windows\\"
>>>          "V:\\Windows\\System32\\Wbem\\"
>>>          "c:\\program files\\topstation9\\bin\\"
>>>          "c:\\Program Files\\TomTom Media Center\\mplayer\\codecs\\"
>>>          "c:\\Program Files\\ZipGenius 6\\"
>>>          "c:\\documents and settings\\all users\\documents\\bin\\"
>>>          "C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\GTK\\2.0\\bin\\"
>>>          "c:\\program files\\cygwin\\bin\\"
>>>          "c:\\program files\\cygwin\\lib\\"
>>>          "c:\\program files\\cygwin\\usr\\local\\bin\\"
>>>          "c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\xemacs-packages\\lib-src\\"
>>>          "c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\XEmacs-21.4.19\\i586-pc-win32\\")
>>>
>>> which is the content of my path environment variable.
>>>
>>> But when I try to start ispell (for example) I get the follow message :
>>> Searching for program: No such file or directory, ispell
>>> Ispell.exe resides in c:\documents and settings\all users\documents\bin\
>>>
>>> I thought of escaping the white spaces but even cmd.exe which resides
>>> in v:\windows\system32 containing no white space.
>>>
>>> Using bash directly (not from xemacs) every thing works fine.
>>>
>>> I use the same config files under XP orVista(a unique installation
>>> using dual boot to select the OS I want to run.
>>>
>>> Do anyone have an idea?
>>> Thanks in advance
>>> --
>>> Gilles COSTA, Géomètre-expert
>>> Arkane-foncier, Géomètres-experts associés
>>> 17, grande rue, BP 23 91311 Montlhéry cedex
>>> T : 01.64.49.00.52  -  F : 01.64.49.06.64
>>
>> I'm having the same problem....no external commands working under
>> Vista.  Running Xemacs as administrator doesn't help.  I know other
>> people are having the same problem, but I've yet to see a solution
>> posted anywhere.
>>
>
> Executing (executable-find "cmd") returns
> "v:\\Windows\\system32\\cmd.exe" as expected so the exec-path variable
> isn't the cause of the problem. I also unsuccessfully tried to
> activate/deactivate the "data execution protection".
>
> But (mswindows-shell-execute "open" (executable-find "cmd")) works fine !
>
> Maybe there is something to find by there.
>
> -- 
> Gilles COSTA, Géomètre-expert
> Arkane-foncier, Géomètres-experts associés
> 17, grande rue, BP 23 91311 Montlhéry cedex
> T : 01.64.49.00.52  -  F : 01.64.49.06.64