Oh, yeah, that shouldn't happen! =) Can I get more verbose output?

Meanwhile, I'm using this workaround:

(defun open-r-project ()
>   (interactive)
>   (delete-other-windows)
>   (split-window-horizontally)
>   (R)
>   (ess-change-directory "~/projects/")
>   (next-multiframe-window)
>   (find-file "~/projects/")
>   (previous-multiframe-window)
> )
> ;; set keybinding for open-r-project
> (global-set-key (kbd "C-c r") 'open-r-project)
>

Note that this is my first LISP function, so it's probably not written
properly... but changing directory with (ess-change-directory) once R is
started works like a charm.

aL3xa



On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 09:59, Vitalie Spinu <spinuvit@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I can reproduce the problem. First lines which R outputs are
>
> > if(!exists("baseenv", mode="function")) baseenv <- function() NULL
> > options(STERM='iESS', str.dendrogram.last ="'", editor='emacsclient')
>
> instead of
>
> > assignInNamespace(".help.ESS",help, ns = asNamespace("base"))
> > options(STERM='iESS', str.dendrogram.last ="'", editor='emacsclient')
>
> which means that ESS is not detecting R version properly. This reminds
> me of the recent thread with R remote with the same problem.
>
> I am looking now at this.
>
> Vitalie.
>
> Aleksandar Blagotić <aca.blagotic@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > @Martin, yeah, I was aware of the fact that index.search is a base R
> > function (from utils). That's why I'm ranting here. At this point I can't
> > replicate the bug, and I don't know if it's worth hunting it down for SVN
> > release that is about to change frequently. But in a nutshell, I noticed
> > that if I run vanilla session in my project directory (and some other
> > dirs), I cannot access .help.ESS. I understand that index.search is not
> > exported, hence I need to use getAnywhere or ::: to grab it from utils'
> > namespace. Thank god, that works. But even with vanilla I can't get
> > .help.ESS. Very strange... If I try to get help, I get this error:
> >
> > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Selecting deleted buffer")
> >   pop-to-buffer(#<killed buffer>)
> >   ess--switch-to-help-buffer(#<killed buffer>)
> >   ess-display-help-on-object("mean")
> >   call-interactively(ess-display-help-on-object nil nil)
> >
> > And I can't reproduce it. It *never* works in my project directory, even
> if
> > I remove .Rprofile file. If I try to add .help.ESS manually, it doesn't
> > work either!
> >
> > @Vitali, here's the output from *ESS* buffer (I loaded Emacs this with
> > --debug-init -q). Same stands for C-u M-x R followed by --vanilla.
> >
> > [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
> >
> > (R): ess-dialect=nil, buf=*scratch*, start-arg=nil
> >  current-prefix-arg=nil
> > (inferior-ess 0): ess-start-args=--no-readline
> > ess-setq-vars-default 0: ess-language=Initial, -dialect=nil, buf=nil,
> > comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> > ess-setq-vars-default 1: ess-language=S, -dialect=R, buf=nil,
> > comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> > (inf-ess 1): lang=S, dialect=R, tmp-dialect=R, buf=*scratch*
> > (inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
> > (inferior-ess) Method #3 start=/home/al3xa/Desktop/ buf=*R*
> > (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=nil,
> > comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> > (inf-ess 2.1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=*R*
> > (inf-ess 2.2): start args = --no-readline  ,
> > inf-ess-start-args=--no-readline
> > (inf-ess finish [S(R), R(nil,nil)]
> > (ess-multi 0):  inf-ess-start-args=--no-readline  , comint-..echoes=nil
> > (i-ess 1): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=nil,
> > comint..sender=comint-simple-send,
> > (i-ess 2): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=t,
> > comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender,
> > (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=t,
> > comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender
> > (i-ess 3): curr-buf=*R*, comint..echo=t,
> > comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender,
> > (ess-multi post inf-ess: start-args=--no-readline  , comint-echoes=t
> > (ess-multi 1):  start-args=--no-readline
> > Making Process...Buf *R*, Proc R, Prog R
> >  Start File=nil, Args= --no-readline  .
> > (R): inferior-ess-language-start=options(STERM='iESS',
> str.dendrogram.last
> > ="'", editor='emacsclient')
> > (ess-get-help-topics-list R) ..(get-object-list R) ..-->
> > (ess-get-modtime-list)
> >  (ess-search-list: re-computing..) after 'search()
> > ', point-max=193
> > (ess-object-names obj=.GlobalEnv): no directory - trying names
> > (ess-object-names obj=package:stats): no directory - trying names
> > (ess-object-names obj=package:graphics): no directory - trying names
> > (ess-object-names obj=package:grDevices): no directory - trying names
> > (ess-object-names obj=package:utils): no directory - trying names
> > (ess-object-names obj=package:datasets): no directory - trying names
> > (ess-object-names obj=package:methods): no directory - trying names
> > (ess-object-names obj=Autoloads): no directory - trying names
> > (ess-object-names obj=package:base): no directory - trying names
> > (ess-get-modtime-list): created new alist of length 9
> >  (length alist) : 9
> > (ess-object-names obj=.GlobalEnv): no directory - trying names
> >  have re-read pos=1: -> length 0
> > (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=nil,
> > comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> >
> > aL3xa
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 22:11, Vitalie Spinu <spinuvit@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Aleksandar Blagotić <aca.blagotic@gmail.com> writes:
> >>
> >> > Oh, yeah, not to forget, "index.search" functions is missing, too.
> >> >
> >> > aL3xa
> >> >
> >> > 2012/1/16 Aleksandar Blagotić <aca.blagotic@gmail.com>
> >> >
> >> >> I'm facing a really strange behaviour of ESS I grabbed from SVN (rev.
> >> >> 4594). ".help.ESS" function is sometimes present, sometimes not! O_o
> >> >> Somehow it just appears when R is evoked in some directories (like
> >> >> /home/`whoami`/), but in my default project directory (and some
> others)
> >> it
> >> >> just doesn't appear.
> >> >> I've checked the permissions and stuff, but with no luck. Can you
> >> >> replicate this strange behaviour?
> >> >>
> >> >> aL3xa
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for testing SVN. Please keep posting with anything you find
> >> unusual.
> >>
> >> There has been quite some changes that can potentially relate to what
> >> you are experiencing. "index.search" is in base namespace and this is
> >> why it is not visible, but .help.ESS should be.
> >>
> >> If you don't see .help.ESS that means it is not inserted during the
> >> startup. If this is the case can you please start new R session, then
> >> switch to *ESS* and post here the lines starting with
> >>
> >> (R):ess-dialect=R ...
> >>
> >> there must be quite some lines.
> >>
> >> One more thing, yesterday's changes (4590-4594) are completely
> >> incompatible with
> >> ess-tarcebug. If you are using it please don't load it. I will move
> >> ess-tracebug into SVN these days.
> >>
> >> Vitalie.
> >>
> >>
>

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