[ESS] "No ESS process is associated with this buffer now"
Rossouw, Ruan (RF)
Ruan.Rossouw at sasol.com
Wed Dec 2 12:55:12 CET 2009
I can confirm this with exactly the same setup.
Regards,
Ruan
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From: ess-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:ess-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Martin Maechler
Sent: 02 December 2009 01:10 PM
To: ESS
Subject: Re: [ESS] "No ESS process is associated with this buffer now"
So it seems
that you (Ross) see the problem
with Vincent Goulet's version of Emacs + ESS
using Windows XP.
Not such an uncommon setup.
Could other users of this setup help us
by trying to confirm Ross' problem, please ?
Regards,
Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich
>>>>> "RossB" == Ross Boylan <ross at biostat.ucsf.edu>
>>>>> on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:36:35 -0800 writes:
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> Hash: SHA1
> Unsurprisingly, mail problems precluded sending the bug report
direct
> from windows. I'm pasting it in here (and attempting a submission
to
> the bug system), with some addition responses to your questions at
the
> bottom.
> Using Goulet's package on Windows XP. I unzipped a beta ESS 5.6
over
> the existing lisp directory (and some other spots as well when I
> started), then unzipped the released 5.5 in the same spot. Same
> behavior either way. The startup messages indicate I'm picking up
the
> expected versions. Here's a recipe with a controlled start up
> environment.
> Launch command prompt for Windows. In that prompt...
> cd \Program Files\GNU Emacs\bin
> emacs.exe -q
> Drag the following file, t1.R, into the emacs window:
> ta <- "hi there"
> In emacs, type esc-x R enter
> R 2.10 is the version it selects.
> Start it one directory above the t1.R (to avoid saved history and
data
> in the t1.R directory).
> R launches and shows the customary prompts.
> In the t1.R buffer type c-c c-l
> The display line at the bottom shows
> "No ESS process is associated with this buffer now"
> While composing this message I revisited t1.R; c-c c-l worked this
time
> and thereafter. However, when I restarted emacs and repeated the
steps
> above, repeated c-c c-l simply repeated the first time error
message.
> [ess-site.el]: ess-customize-alist=nil
> [ess-site.el _2_]: ess-customize-alist=nil
> (ess-find-rterm): ess-R-root-dir = 'c:/PROGRA~1/R/'
> (R): ess-r-versions-create making M-x defuns for
> c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-2.8.1/bin/Rterm.exe
> c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-2.10.0/bin/Rterm.exe
> (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=occupational.R
> (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-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 . inferior-ess-r-help-command)
> (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-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 ((46 . w) (95 . w)))))
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> Finished setting up ESS-mode.
> (R): ess-dialect=R, buf=occupational.R, start-arg=nil
> current-prefix-arg=nil
> (inferior-ess 0): ess-start-args=--ess --no-restore-history
--no-save
> 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=occupational.R
> (inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
> (inferior-ess) Method #3 start=p:/Ross/ 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 = --ess --no-restore-history --no-save
,
> inf-ess-start-args=--ess --no-restore-history --no-save
> (inf-ess finish [S(R),
c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-2.10.0/bin/Rterm.exe(nil,nil)]
> (ess-multi 0): inf-ess-start-args=--ess --no-restore-history
--no-save
> , 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=--ess --no-restore-history
--no-save
> , comint-echoes=t
> (ess-multi 1): start-args=--ess --no-restore-history --no-save
> Making Process...Buf *R*, Proc R, Prog
c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-2.10.0/bin/Rterm.exe
> Start File=nil, Args= --ess --no-restore-history --no-save .
> (R): inferior-ess-language-start=options(STERM='iESS',
> editor='gnuclient.exe')
> resetting completion to
> 'ess-R-complete-object-name(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=t1.R
> (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-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 . inferior-ess-r-help-command)
> (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-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 ((46 . w) (95 . w)))))
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> Finished setting up ESS-mode.
> ess-request-a-process: {beginning}
> Emacs : GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
> of 2009-07-29 on SOFT-MJASON
> Package: ess-mode 5.5
> 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:\\DOCUME~1\\ross\\LOCALS~1\\Temp"
> )
> Martin Maechler wrote:
>> Hi Ross,
>>
>>>>>>> "RossB" == Ross Boylan <ross at biostat.ucsf.edu>
>>>>>>> on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:58 -0800 writes:
>>
> Using the development version of ESS 5.6 from Nov 2, I get the
error in
> the subject when I try to c-c c-l an R file. This happens whether
are
> start the R process before or after editing the R file.
>>
>> *any* R file ????
> All of of the handful I've tried.
>>
>> I am *always* working with the development version of ESS,
>> and I haven't seen this at least not consciously
>> (certain problems I see, I solve so quickly with a few key
>> strokes that I tend to even forget the problems ...)
>>
> Calling switch process in the .R buffer corrects the
> problem. Is there a better way? My recollection is
> that in previous versions things just worked.
>>
>> Could you try? I'd be really glad if you could check if your
>> problem does (not) happen when using ESS 5.5.
> Same problem with 5.5.
>>
>> We'd be glad for a more detailled (bug) report, with exact key
>> strokes etc...
>> The last entry in both ESS (Emacs) menues is called
>> "Send bug report".
>> Please use that even if it's only for the development version of
>> ESS and not the released one.
> See above. The problem does not seem specific to the development
version.
>>
>> as said, I'm *only* working with "ESS devel" and I'm working
>> with R everyday and haven't seen your problem.
>>
>> Martin
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