[ESS-bugs] ess-mode 13.09 [svn: 5778 (2013-09-27)]; R-object-tooltip not working (again)

[Stefano Conti]

Dear ESS developers team,

Since upgrading to the latest Emacs (latest version 24.3.1) ESS package
(version 13.09) I have been unable to get R (version 2.15.0) object
tooltips (u. http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ESSToolTips) working in ESS.

Specifically, upon invoking the ess-R-object-tooltip command from within
Emacs on any R script, I obtain a "let: Symbol's function definition is
void: get-ess-process" message in the mini-buffer.  Note that
downgrading ESS to its previous version (13.05) restores the
functionality of R object tooltips.

Hope the information above and below is helpful enough; I am also
copying Martin Maechler, whom I have previously received help on a
related issue from, in this correspondence.

Thank you in advance for any assistance you may provide, and sincere
apologies for any cross-posting.  Kind regards,

--
Dr Stefano Conti


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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

(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=R/DdA/MPES/2012/IDU/code_uaidu.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-ac-sources quote (ac-source-R))
(ess-build-tags-command . rtags('%s', recursive = TRUE, pattern =
'\\.[RrSs](rw)?$',ofile = '%s')) (ess-traceback-command .
local({cat(geterrmessage(), "----------------------------------
", fill=TRUE);try(traceback(), silent=TRUE)})
) (ess-call-stack-command . traceback(1)
) (ess-eval-command . .ess_eval("%s", FALSE, FALSE, file="%f")
) (ess-eval-visibly-command . .ess_eval("%s", TRUE, TRUE, 300, file="%f")
) (ess-eval-visibly-noecho-command . .ess_eval("%s", FALSE, TRUE, 300,
file="%f")
) (ess-load-command . .ess_source("%s", FALSE, FALSE)
) (ess-load-visibly-command . .ess_source("%s", TRUE, TRUE, 300)
) (ess-load-visibly-noecho-command . .ess_source("%s", FALSE, TRUE, 300)
) (ess-dump-filename-template ess-replace-regexp-in-string S$ 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}
 ... request-a-process:
  major mode ess-mode; current buff: R/DdA/MPES/2012/IDU/code_uaidu.r;
ess-language: S, ess-dialect: R
 ..start-process-specific: lang:dialect= S:R,
current-buf=R/DdA/MPES/2012/IDU/code_uaidu.r

(R): ess-dialect=R, buf=R/DdA/MPES/2012/IDU/code_uaidu.r, start-arg=nil
 current-prefix-arg=nil
(inf-ess 1): lang=S, dialect=R, tmp-dialect=R,
buf=R/DdA/MPES/2012/IDU/code_uaidu.r
(inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
(inferior-ess) Method #3 start=~/Work/HPA/R/DdA/MPES/2012/IDU/ 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-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=nil,
comint..sender=inferior-ess-input-sender,
(i-ess end): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=nil,
comint..sender=inferior-ess-input-sender,
(inferior-ess (post inf-ess): start-args=--no-readline  , comint-echoes=nil
Making Process...Buf *R*, :Proc R, :Prog R
 :Args= --no-readline
Start File=nil
(inferior-ess: waiting for process to start (before hook)
(inferior-ess 3): waiting for process after hook(R):
inferior-ess-language-start=options(STERM='iESS',
str.dendrogram.last="'", editor='emacsclient', show.error.locations=TRUE)
(R): version (2.15.0)
  ... request-a-process: buf=R/DdA/MPES/2012/IDU/code_uaidu.r


Emacs  : GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (i486-slackware-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.17)
 of 2013-04-24 on hive
Package: ess-mode 13.09 [svn: 5778 (2013-09-27)]

current state:
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(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"
 ess-use-ido t
 ess-use-eldoc t
 ess-use-tracebug t
 ess-use-auto-complete t
 ess-eval-visibly-p nil
 ess-can-eval-in-background nil
 ess-local-process-name "R"
 )