Bug#712522: ess: fails to start GNU R in emacs

[sergey]

Package: ess
Version: 5.11-1
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream

Dear Maintainer,

I installed ess (12.04-4-1)  package, when calling GNU R from emacs: <M-x R>  I
have the following massage:

"load-with-code-conversion: Symbol's value as variable is void: <!DOCTYPE "

and R doesn't launch. GNU R works when calling in terminal.
Upgrading to unstable version gives the same result. Downgrading ess to
oldstable version -- 5.11-1, solves the problem: ess loands and GNU R works in
emacs. I have no idea what's with stable version.
Thanks.

--Sergey



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.1
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages ess depends on:
ii  dpkg               1.16.10
ii  emacs23 [emacsen]  23.4+1-4
ii  install-info       4.13a.dfsg.1-10

ess recommends no packages.

Versions of packages ess suggests:
pn  pspp         <none>
ii  r-base       2.15.1-4
ii  r-base-core  2.15.1-4
pn  xlispstat    <none>

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