[ESS] ess-mode: Wrong type argument: syntax-table-p, nil

[Stephen Eglen]

Dear Leon,
As Tony said below, ess-mode is the wrapper for several functions, so
the fact that it put the ESS menubar up is just that it got that far
before the code broke.  ess-mode should not be used, and hence I have
made it non-interactive in the next release.  (i.e. you won't be able
to type M-x ess-mode.)  The preferred behaviour is just to use things
like M-x R-mode if the buffer name is not appropriate (e.g. .R).

Stephen

 > ess-mode is a universal initializer for R-mode, S-mode, Stata-mode,
 > XLispStat mode, etc.    Without proper variables being set, it's
 > useless by itself.
 > 
 > Stephen had proposed making it a non-interactive function, which would
 > probably be a good idea.  It should be fixed in the next release or
 > two.

 > > I see your point. I'm configuring the installation so that other users
 > > can readily run ess. I found it strange because although 'M-x
 > > ess-mode' gives error, the 'ess' menu is properly installed. I can
 > > start the R process from it. This makes me question is it nessary to
 > > produce such an error?
 > >
 > > Thanks.
 > > --
 > > Leon
 > >
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 > 
 > --
 > best,
 > -tony
 > 
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 > Muttenz, Switzerland.
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 > roll-back your mistakes" (AJR, 4Jan05).
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