On Jun 19, 2011, at 7:44 PM, Michael C Gilbert wrote: > > On Jun 17, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Michael C Gilbert wrote: > >>> The .RData might be in your R working directory. >>> If you don't know what your setting was, you can find it in the >>> ~/Library/Preferences/org.R-project.R.plist file. >> >> Thank you, Bob. In fact, I did think to check that. The working directory in >> my prefs is still set to my home directory: ~. > > This just occurred to me: If there is indeed some kind of problem with the > workspace, but since it appears to be the default in the prefs, perhaps I can > change it by editing the prefs? The restart R.app and see what happens? > > Bob, can you or someone give me an example of the format (name/value pair) of > the entry for the worspace in the plist? >
Just moving the prefs aside may do the trick as well ... Cheers, S > > >>> On Jun 16, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Michael C Gilbert wrote: >>> >>>>>> As my first post on this list, I'll try to be complete but succinct. >>>>>> >>>>>> This is the symptom described in the R for Max OSX FAQ 12.16: "R.app GUI >>>>>> crashes on startup" This started for me on Version 2.13, running on Mac >>>>>> OS 10.6.7. (I had been away from R for a few months, so I can't ID a >>>>>> single trigger.) I followed the instructions in FAQ 12.16. Moved the >>>>>> history file. There was no Rdata workspace to move (not that I could >>>>>> find). >>>>> >>>>> It is .RData (note the dot!) and it is a hidden file. You can move it >>>>> aside with this (in Terminal): >>>>> mv ~/.RData ~/myOldData.RData >>>> >>>> Sorry, I didn't make that clear in my haste. I know this. There is no >>>> .Rdata file in my home directory. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Also note that the history file is configurable so it could be >>>>> .Rapp.history or .Rhistory - so make sure you checked both (ever since >>>>> the configurability this issue is in fact rare). >>>> >>>> The .Rhistory file was there. But following the instructions in 12.16, I >>>> moved it. >>>> >>>> >>>>>> No problem running R on the command line at all. I upgraded to 2.14, to >>>>>> see if it would persist. Same thing, suggesting an environment issue. >>>>>> But I don't know what it is about my environment I should troubleshoot. >>>>>> I cannot get a crash log using the instructions in 12.16, because no >>>>>> crash menu appears. All I get is this in the system log: >>>>>> >>>>>> Jun 16 12:24:48 mcgLaptop-5 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[285] >>>>>> ([0x0-0x1c71c7].org.R-project.R[19629]): Exited with exit code: 2 >>>>>> >>>>>> I apologize if this report is in some way incomplete. Any advice on how >>>>>> to proceed? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It is almost entirely incomplete because you don't say what actually >>>>> happens. We ask you to, please, report exact facts, not your >>>>> interpretation thereof. If there was a crash, please send the crash >>>>> report. If there was an error, please send the exact error. >>>> >>>> Here is the only thing I left out, to the best of my judgment: The R.app >>>> UI pops up for just a moment. No interactive time at all. Then it's gone. >>>> (I assumed that this was what was being described in 12.16, but you're >>>> correct: I should not assume.) No crash menu presents itself. The record I >>>> have of the event is the one I copied above from my system log. Otherwise, >>>> I believe I have included the available details. Unless there is a way to >>>> trigger a crash report without the menu appearing. >>>> >>>> — Michael >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >>>> R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org >>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >> R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Mac mailing list > R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > > _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
