[ESS] Execute (ess-eval-buffer) when running emacs -batch

[Vitalie Spinu]

R asks for a directory on startup, may be this is what causing your hang.

>>>> Bernd Weiss <bernd.weiss at uni-koeln.de>
>>>> on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:06:59 +0200 wrote:

  > On 13.04.2012 15:49, Rodney Sparapani wrote:
  > [...]

  >> Hi Bernd:
  >> 
  >> Hmm...  I get...
  >> 
  >> emacs -batch -l /opt/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/default.el --visit
  >> test.R --eval="(progn (require 'ess) (R) (ess-eval-buffer))"
  >> Loading tramp...
  >> Loading /home/rsparapa/.recentf...
  >> Cleaning up the recentf list...
  >> Cleaning up the recentf list...done (0 removed)
  >> Type C-h m for help on ESS version 12.04
  >> `ess-tracebug-prefix' is not defined, tracebug bindings are not active ...
  >> ess-tracebug mode enabled
  >> Wrong number of arguments: #[(vis) "ÁeÂ$‡" [vis ess-eval-region "Eval
  >> buffer"] 5 ("/opt/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/ess/ess-inf.elc" . 30810)
  >> "P"], 0
  >> 
  >> Perhaps it is an ESS bug; but that is not really clear to me.

  > Thanks, Rodney, for giving it a try. I just tested it again and I am
  > seeing the same error (i.e. Emacs "hangs"). Please find below my current
  > ESS setup.

  > Since I am an emacs lisp novice, I am wondering if my approach is
  > correct here...

  > Thanks,

  > Bernd

  > [ess-site.el]: ess-customize-alist=nil
  > [ess-site.el _2_]: ess-customize-alist=nil
  > (R): ess-r-versions-create making M-x defuns for

  > (R): ess-dialect=nil, buf=*scratch*, start-arg=nil
  >  current-prefix-arg=nil
  > (inferior-ess 0): ess-start-args=--ess
  > 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=*scratch*
  > (inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
  > (inferior-ess) Method #3 start=C:\Windows\system32/ 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  , inf-ess-start-args=--ess
  > (inf-ess finish [S(R), Rterm(nil,nil)]
  > (ess-multi 0):  inf-ess-start-args=--ess  , 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  , comint-echoes=t
  > (ess-multi 1):  start-args=--ess
  > Making Process...Buf *R*, Proc R, Prog Rterm
  >  Start File=nil, Args= --ess  .
  > (ess-multi 2): waiting for process to start (before hook)*ddeclient-p:
  > ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
  > 'R'(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=*ESS-errors*,
  > comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
  > *ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'(ess-multi 2): waiting for process
  > after hook(R): inferior-ess-language-start=options(STERM='iESS',
  > str.dendrogram.last ="'", editor='gnuclient.exe')
  > *ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'(R): version (2.15.0)
  > *ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'resetting completion to
  > 'ess-R-complete-object-name*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
  > 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name
  > is 'R'

  > Emacs  : GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601)
  >  of 2011-03-10 on 3249CTO
  > Package: ess-mode 12.04

  > current state:
  > ==============
  > (setq
  >  ess-language "S"
  >  ess-dialect "R"
  >  ess-ask-for-ess-directory nil
  >  ess-ask-about-transfile nil
  >  ess-directory nil
  >  ess-keep-dump-files "always"
  >  ess-source-directory "C:\\Users\\weiss\\AppData\\Local\\Temp"
  >  )

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