command line arguments to R

[Pierre Kleiber]

Stephen Eglen wrote:
>  > I normally get R started within ess using a bash script containing:
>  >    emacs -f R
>  > 
>  > I'm searching for a way to add a command line argument to R, but with no 
>  > luck so far.  I figure some kind of lisp wrapper function would do, but my 
>  > lisp abilities are very primitive.  Any suggestions?
>  > 
>  > My system is linux, emacs 21.3.1, ess-5.2.2, R-1.9.1.
> 
> Hmm, I'm not sure you can do it all from the command line.  I just
> tried something like:
> 
>  emacs --eval='(R "--verbose")'
> 
> but that just gets Emacs to prompt you for the actual args you want to
> pass, so the `--verbose' is treated as a flag just to say that you
> want to pass some args interactively.
> 
> Could you describe what args you would like to pass to R, and how
> often you would like to change them?

I'd like to set up a script to pass the  -q  arg... just set it up once, 
not change it frequently.

> 
> Since you are using ESS 5.2.2, fow now you might get some mileage out
> of the following approach that was introduced in 5.2.x:
> 
> Create a shell script called R-1.9.1-my which contains
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> #!/bin/sh
> R --my-args --that -I want to pass to R
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> make this executable and put it on your path, then restart Emacs and
> edit a file say foo.R
> 
> then look into the ESS -> Start Process -> Other menu and hopefully
> you will see an entry "R-1.9.1-my".  If so, great; if not do
> C-h v exec-path and check your script is in one of those directories.
> 
> Finally, as long as your new script is on the menu you can then do:
> 
> % emacs -f R-1.9.1-my

I made the shell script, and it's in my exec path, but it's not recognized 
as a lisp function, which is what I believe the -f arg to emacs needs.
Doing the above, I get: "Symbol's function definition is void: R-1.9.1-my"

> 
> and you'll get the desired behavior.
> 
> Stephen
> 
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