[ESS-bugs] ess-mode 13.05-1 [<unknown>]; ess-display-help-on-object does not work in org-babel source code buffers

[Otto Pichlhoefer]

I am observing this behaviour since sveral months, while it used to work
before.

When working in org-babel source code buffers invoked with
"org-edit-special", then calling "ess-display-help-on-object" gives the
error message "Error: could not find function ".ess_help"."

I confirmed this behaviour with loading a minimal configuration:
emacs -q and then only loading org and ess.

I am using windows (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601) and org (version 7.9.4).

Regards,
Otto Pichlhöfer

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[ess-site.el]: ess-customize-alist=nil
[ess-site.el _2_]: ess-customize-alist=nil
(R): ess-r-versions-create making M-x defuns for
 R-2.15.2-32bit

(R): ess-dialect=nil, buf=testR.org.R, start-arg=nil
 current-prefix-arg=nil
(inferior-ess 0): ess-start-args=--ess
(inf-ess 1): lang=nil, dialect=nil, tmp-dialect=R, buf=testR.org.R
(inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
(inferior-ess) Method #3 start=c:/Users/orp/Downloads/ buf=*R*
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(inf-ess 2.1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=*R*
(ess-multi 0):  inf-ess-start-args=--ess  , comint-..echoes=t
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=inferior-ess-input-sender
(i-ess 1): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=t,
comint..sender=inferior-ess-input-sender,
(i-ess end): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=t,
comint..sender=inferior-ess-input-sender,
(ess-multi post inf-ess: start-args=--ess  , comint-echoes=t
(ess-multi 1):  start-args=--ess
Making Process...Buf *R*, :Proc R, :Prog Rterm
 :Args= --ess
Start File=nil
(ess-multi 2): waiting for process to start (before hook)
*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'(ess-multi 3): waiting for
process after hook(R):
inferior-ess-language-start=options(STERM='iESS',
str.dendrogram.last="'", editor='emacsclient.exe',
show.error.locations=TRUE)
*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'(R): version (2.15.2)
*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name
is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'(ess-get-help-topics-list R) ..(get-object-list R) ..-->
(ess-get-modtime-list)
 (ess-search-list ... ) *ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'after 'search()
', point-max=411
*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name
is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'(ess-get-modtime-list): created new alist of length 20
 (length alist) : 20
 have re-read pos=1: -> length 0
 (ess-search-list ... ) *ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'after 'search()
', point-max=411
*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name
is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R,
buf=nil, comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-help '*help[R](aov)*' start  ..
*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name
is 'R' |--> nil [searching t]
ess-request-a-process: {beginning}
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-mode-1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=testR.org.R
(ess-mode-1.5): alist=((ess-local-customize-alist quote
R-customize-alist) (ess-eldoc-function quote ess-R-eldoc-function)
(ess-dialect . R) (ess-suffix . R) (ess-build-tags-command .
rtags('%s', recursive = TRUE, pattern = '\\.[RrSs](rw)?$',ofile =
'%s')) (ess-traceback-command . local({cat(geterrmessage(),
"----------------------------------
", fill=TRUE);try(traceback(), silent=TRUE)})
) (ess-call-stack-command . traceback(1)
) (ess-load-command . invisible(source("%s", local=TRUE,
keep.source=TRUE)$value)
) (ess-load-visibly-command . invisible(source('%s', local=TRUE,
echo=TRUE, keep.source=TRUE, max.deparse.length = 300)$value)
) (ess-load-visibly-noecho-command . invisible(source('%s',
local=TRUE, print.eval = TRUE, keep.source=TRUE, max.deparse.length =
300)$value)
) (ess-dump-filename-template ess-replace-regexp-in-string S$
ess-suffix ess-dump-filename-template-proto)
(ess-help-web-search-command quote ess-R-sos) (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-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 quote
inferior-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-error-regexp-alist . ess-R-error-regexp-alist)
(ess-describe-object-at-point-commands quote
ess-R-describe-object-at-point-commands) (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) (comint-process-echoes . t)
(inferior-ess-primary-prompt . > ) (inferior-ess-secondary-prompt . +
) (comment-start . #) (ess-imenu-generic-expression .
ess-imenu-S-generic-expression) (comment-add . 1) (comment-start-skip
. #+ *) (comment-use-syntax . t) (comment-column . 40)
(ess-no-skip-regexp concat ^ *@\| (default-value (quote
ess-no-skip-regexp))) (inferior-ess-prompt . inferior-S-prompt)
(ess-get-help-topics-function quote ess-get-S-help-topics-function)
(ess-getwd-command . getwd()
) (ess-setwd-command . setwd('%s')
) (ess-funargs-command . .ess_funargs("%s")
))
(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)
(indent-line-function quote ess-indent-line)
(parse-sexp-ignore-comments . t) (ess-style . ess-default-style)
(ess-mode-syntax-table . S-syntax-table)
(add-log-current-defun-header-regexp . ^\(.+\)\s-+<-[
]*function) (ess-font-lock-keywords quote ess-R-font-lock-keywords)
(ess-font-lock-defaults ess--extract-default-fl-keywords
ess-R-font-lock-keywords) (font-lock-defaults quote
(ess-font-lock-defaults nil nil ((46 . w) (95 . w)))))
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send

Finished setting up ESS-mode.
ess-request-a-process: {beginning}
*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name
is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'(ess-get-help-topics-list R)
.. (ess-search-list ... ) *ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'after
'search()
', point-max=473
*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name
is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is
'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p:
ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R,
buf=nil, comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-help '*help[R](aov)*' start  ..
*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name is 'R'*ddeclient-p: ess-loc-proc-name
is 'R' |--> t [searching nil]
(ess-help: kill bogus buffer *help[R](aov)* ..


Emacs  : GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601)
 of 2012-08-29 on MARVIN
Package: ess-mode 13.05-1 [<unknown>]

current state:
==============
(setq
 ess-language nil
 ess-dialect nil
 ess-ask-for-ess-directory t
 ess-ask-about-transfile nil
 ess-directory nil
 ess-keep-dump-files "always"
 ess-source-directory "C:\\Users\\orp\\AppData\\Local\\Temp"
 ess-use-ido t
 ess-use-eldoc t
 ess-use-tracebug t
 ess-use-auto-complete t
 ess-eval-visibly-p t
 ess-can-eval-in-background nil
 ess-local-process-name nil
 )