[ESS-bugs] ess-mode 5.2.1; latest ess does not start R in xemacs 21.5.17 (beta)

[Stephen Eglen]

 > Hello.
 > 
 > I just installed ess-5.2.1.  When I try to invoke R using xemacs 
 > 21.5.17 (beta), I get the message
 > 
 > Invalid state: bogus value for 'default-process-coding-system', nil
 > 
 > This is with an xemacs beta; whether the problem is ess or xemacs  is 
 > beyond me.
 > 
 > Here is the current state output:
 > 
 > Emacs  : XEmacs 21.5  (beta17) "chayote" (+CVS-20040321) [Lucid] 
 > (powerpc-apple-darwin7.4.0) of Tue Jun 29 2004 on sibelius.local
 > Package: ess-mode 5.2.1


hi Michael, this came up a while ago; your XEmacs may be too new.
Check out the thread:

https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/ess-help/2004-February/001722.html

Please try an older version of XEmacs, or go with Emacs.

Thanks, Stephen