[ESS-bugs] ess-mode 12.04-4 [rev. 4896 (2012-06-07)]; .help.ESS file missing

Stefano Conti s.conti at gmx.co.uk
Wed Jun 27 18:36:09 CEST 2012


Dear ESS developers team,

Upon starting up the latest R (version 2.15.1) from within my GNU Emacs (version 22.1.1) using your latest ESS package (version 12.04-4) I am unable to invoke the on-line R help.

For instance, if I attempt to look-up the documentation for e.g. the 'aggregate' R function (C-c C-v) I obtain the "Args out of range: 0, 0" message from the mini-buffer, and the "Error: could not find function ".help.ESS"" message from the "help[R](aggregate)" buffer.

Moreover -- and I'm not sure whether this is related at all with the above issue -- it appears that the R-object-tooltip functionality is down: by applying C-c C-g to again 'aggregate' I obtain from the mini-buffer a "Symbol's function definition is void: tooltip-show-at-point." message.

Hope the information above and below is helpful enough; thank you in advance for any assistance you may provide, and sincere apologies for any cross-posting.  Kind regards,

--
Dr Stefano Conti


[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 
 
(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=Work/HPA/R/TI/C. diff./code_cdiff.r 
(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) (ess-smart-operators . ess-R-smart-operators) (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-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 . t) (inferior-ess-primary-prompt . > ) (inferior-ess-secondary-prompt . + ) (inferior-ess-prompt . inferior-S-prompt) (ess-get-help-topics-function quote ess-get-S-help-topics)) 
(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 ess-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=Work/HPA/R/TI/C. diff./code_cdiff.r, 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=Work/HPA/R/TI/C. diff./code_cdiff.r
(inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R* 
(inferior-ess) Method #3 start=~/Work/HPA/R/TI/C. diff./ 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
 :Args= --no-readline  
Start File=nil
(ess-multi 2): waiting for process to start (before hook)ess-request-a-process: {beginning}
(ess-get-S-help-topics R) ..(get-object-list R) ..--> (ess-get-modtime-list)
 (ess-search-list: re-computing..) after 'search()
', point-max=261
(ess-object-names obj=.GlobalEnv): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=.GlobalEnv): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:survival): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:survival): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:splines): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:splines): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:foreign): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:foreign): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:stats): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:stats): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:graphics): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:graphics): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:grDevices): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:grDevices): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:utils): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:utils): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:datasets): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:datasets): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:methods): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:methods): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=Autoloads): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=Autoloads): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-object-names obj=package:base): no directory - trying names
(ess-object-names obj=package:base): no dir.; -> objects()
(ess-get-modtime-list): created new alist of length 12
 (length alist) : 12
 have re-read pos=1: -> length 0
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-help: error-buffer '*help[R](aggregate)*' nodocs (0 0)
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-help-bogus-buffer-p *help[R](aggregate)*) |--> t [searching t]
(ess-help: error-buffer '*help[R](aggregate)*' nodocs (0 10)
(ess-version-string): buffer=/home/sc536/.ess/etc/SVN-REVISION
  (ess-version-string): c1=4896


Emacs  : GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-mandrake-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2008-10-27 on titan.mandriva.com, modified by Mandriva
Package: ess-mode 12.04-4 [rev. 4896 (2012-06-07)]

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 "/tmp/"
 )



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