[ESS] no working R process

[Stefanie Tauber]

Stephen Eglen <S.J.Eglen <at> damtp.cam.ac.uk> writes:

> 
> 
> > [ess-site.el]: ess-customize-alist=nil 
> > [ess-site.el _2_]: ess-customize-alist=nil 
> > (S): ess-s-versions-create making M-x defuns for 
> >  
> > (R): ess-r-versions-create making M-x defuns for 
> >  R-2.7.1~
> >  R-2.8.1~
> 
> > 
> > when I start R via M-x R-2.8.1~, I get:
> ...
> 
> > Changing to the *R* buffer just yields (Comint: no process) in the
> > status line  of emacs.
> 
> Did it not find R-2.7.1 (i.e. without the tilde, backup file)?  It seems
> strange that you would have the backup file R-2.7.1~ on your path, but
> not R-2.7.1
> 
> What happens from a terminal when you just type:
> 
> R-2.7.1~
> 
> ?? does it start a working version of R?
> 



stefanie at mcclintock:~> R-2.7.1
bash: R-2.7.1: command not found

stefanie at mcclintock:~> R-2.7.1~
/usr/local/bin/R-2.7.1~ : Executable R-2.7.1~ not found

stefanie at mcclintock:~> R
R  R-old  R-2.7.1~  R-2.8.1~       

and yes, it is definitely strange to have R-2.7.1~ in my path..

thanks,
stefanie