[ESS-bugs] Comint (*R*) bug: <return> , and C-c [Enter] to resend a command no longer works

Martin Maechler maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch
Sat Oct 27 14:25:35 CEST 2012


On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 12:34 AM, Vitalie Spinu <spinuvit at gmail.com> wrote:
>   >> Martin Maechler <maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch>
>   >> on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:09:53 +0200 wrote:
>
>   > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Vitalie Spinu <spinuvit at gmail.com> wrote:
>   >>
>   >>
>   >> >> Martin Maechler <maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch>
>   >> >> on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:06:35 +0200 wrote:
>   >>
>   MM> I'm offline (on a train ride) currently, and cannot try too many
>   MM> things (as I must complete a student exercise task sheet ASAP),
>   MM> but I just found that
>   >>
>   MM> when going backwards in *R* to re-evaluate {possibly after
>   MM> editing} some previous R function call, then my usual favorite
>   MM> commands no longer work.
>   >>
>   MM> My gut feeling say that this somewhat related to the other problem of  C-c
>   MM> C-p not working anymore (in *R*):
>   >>
>   >> Are you sure you are on the most recent version.
>
>   > yes  ("of course:, in my case).
>
>   >> I thought I repaired
>   >> this bug a week ago. It was indeed related to comint stuff. Now it is
>   >> not, it's completely our code.
>
>   > Hmm...  It's so quick to verify, isn't it :
>   > Can't you just try, given my description?
>   > PLEASE...
>
> It works for me with multiline expressions, but surprisingly enough,  it
> stumbles on one-liners. Will look this and all other bugs tomorrow.

Thanks a lot, Vitalie,  for the confirmation,  and then also for the
"looking at .."!
Martin



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