[ESS-bugs] ess-mode 5.13; install.packages() freezes R

[Ross.Darnell at csiro.au]

install.packages() freezes R without raising mirror list or package list

install.packages() works OK from R.app

Regrads
Ross Darnell
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[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
(n-i-m-l: 1)(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=report.Rnw
(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.
(n-i-m-l: 1)(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=report.Rnw
(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=report.Rnw, start-arg=nil
current-prefix-arg=nil
(inferior-ess 0): ess-start-args=--no-readline
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=report.Rnw
(inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
(inferior-ess) Method #3 start=/Users/dar143/Projects/MoretonBaySurvey/BRUVs/ 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 = --no-readline  , inf-ess-start-args=--no-readline
(inf-ess finish [S(R), R(nil,nil)]
(ess-multi 0):  inf-ess-start-args=--no-readline  , 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=--no-readline  , comint-echoes=t
(ess-multi 1):  start-args=--no-readline
Making Process...Buf *R*, Proc R, Prog R
Start File=nil, Args= --no-readline  .
(R): inferior-ess-language-start=options(STERM='iESS', editor='emacsclient')
resetting completion to 'ess-R-complete-object-name(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=*ess-output*, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send


Emacs  : GNU Emacs 23.3.50.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.8.0, NS apple-appkit-949.54)
of 2011-07-30 on braeburn.aquamacs.org - Aquamacs Distribution 2.3a
Package: ess-mode 5.13

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 "/tmp/"
)