[ESS] R-2.3.0 crash

[Stephen Eglen]

Robin Hankin writes:
 > Hi
 > 
 > [MacOSX 10.4.6, emacs 22.0.50.1, ess 5.3.0, R-2.3.0,
 > gcc version 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5247]
 > 
 > Using R-2.3.0 with ESS,  I get a repeatable crash trying to open an X11
 > window.  Cut-n-paste session follows:
 > 
 > 
 > Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or
 > 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help.
 > Type 'q()' to quit R.
 > 
 >  > X11("octopus:0.0")
 > Error: Couldn't find per display information
 > 
 > Process R exited abnormally with code 1 at Thu Apr 27 09:55:21 2006
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > what's going on here?
 > 
 > [I don't get this running R from a terminal, hence ess-help]

hi Robin, 

I wonder if Emacs can get hold of the X11 information; can you try the
following within your Emacs:

M-x shell

Then in *shell* try:

% echo $DISPLAY

% R
> X11("octopus:0.0")

which might tell us if it is an ESS issue.

Also, does

> X11()

cause a crash?



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