[ESS-bugs] ess-mode 12.09-2 [<unknown>]; C-x C-r to evaluate a region with a simple if-else statement hangs. C-g then C-c C-c brings back the R prompt and prints the first line of the if statement, so it seems like its hanging there. Evaluated line by line using...

Tue May 14 19:36:12 CEST 2013

Here is code that replicates the bug:

survey.name = "foo"

if (survey.name == "tt") {
  gryphonURL <- "fubar"
} else {
  gryphonURL <- "lol"
}

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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

(R): ess-r-versions-create making M-x defuns for

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(inferior-ess) Method #3 start=/home/jake.burkhead/yougov/ygdp/dining/ buf=*R*
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Finished setting up ESS-mode.
ess-request-a-process: {beginning}

Emacs  : GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
 of 2012-09-21 on batsu, modified by Debian
Package: ess-mode 12.09-2 [<unknown>]
current state:
==============
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 ess-directory nil
 ess-keep-dump-files "always"
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 ess-use-eldoc t
 ess-use-tracebug nil
 ess-use-auto-complete t
 ess-eval-visibly-p t
 ess-can-eval-in-background nil
 ess-local-process-name "R"
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