[R] R Graphics Crash Problem

Fri Feb 28 18:55:07 CET 2003

I recently built R 1.6.2 on solaris 2.8 with gcc 3.2. 
Things seem to run OK, but using graphics causes R to
core dump.  (For instance, by using the plot() or
hist() functions.)  Sometimes I can see the graphics
drawn before it actually core dumps.  The core file
shows a crash in Rf_gpptr.  

I'm quite new to R, so I don't know what info would be
helpful for diagnosis.  I'm including the gdb dump of
the crash.

Thanks for any help!

B Jones

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Core was generated by
`/export/deriv/tools/lib/R/bin/R.bin'.
Program terminated with signal 10, Bus error.
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#0  Rf_gpptr (dd=0xd) at base.c:162
162         if (dd->newDevStruct)
(gdb) where
#0  Rf_gpptr (dd=0xd) at base.c:162
#1  0x00081bc8 in setClipRect (x1=0xffbec850,
y1=0xffbec848, x2=0xffbec840,
    y2=0xffbec838, coords=0, dd=0xd) at
graphics.c:2389
#2  0x00083e20 in clipRectCode (x0=1.393025351641106,
y0=0.44224368861108854,
    x1=1.4574378883093166, y1=5.294888903103388e-315,
coords=-2017264452,
    dd=0xd) at graphics.c:3354
#3  0x000849ac in clipText (x=1.393025351641106,
y=0.44224368861108854,
    str=0xa3d618 "2", rot=0, clipToDevice=1, hadj=0,
dd=0xa21758)
    at graphics.c:3606
#4  0x00084e14 in Rf_GText (x=1.4252316199752113,
y=0.44224368861108854,
    coords=1, str=0x0, xc=0.5, yc=0, rot=0,
dd=0xa21758) at graphics.c:3761
#5  0x000874a4 in Rf_GMtext (str=0x9ffcf0 "2", side=1,
    line=1.8999999999999997, outer=0, at=2, las=0,
dd=0xa21758)
    at graphics.c:4390
#6  0x000b01e8 in do_axis (call=0x2dd1c0, op=0x1d8eac,
args=0x1bab20, env=0x0)
    at plot.c:1129
#7  0x00099e50 in do_internal (call=0x1807b4,
op=0x94da80, args=0x850598,
    env=0x85011c) at names.c:1044
#8  0x00072444 in Rf_eval (e=0x2dd134, rho=0x85011c)
at eval.c:404
#9  0x0007350c in do_begin (call=0x2dcc34,
op=0x1cb37c, args=0x2dd118,
    rho=0x85011c) at eval.c:891
#10 0x00072444 in Rf_eval (e=0x2dcc34, rho=0x85011c)
at eval.c:404
#11 0x0007279c in Rf_applyClosure (call=0x7d45bc,
op=0x2ddfd4,
    arglist=0x850d1c, rho=0x86e670,
suppliedenv=0x1bab20) at eval.c:587
#12 0x00072274 in Rf_eval (e=0x7d45bc, rho=0x86e670)
at eval.c:439
#13 0x0007350c in do_begin (call=0x7d45a0,
op=0x1cb37c, args=0x7d4584,
    rho=0x86e670) at eval.c:891
#14 0x00072444 in Rf_eval (e=0x7d45a0, rho=0x86e670)
at eval.c:404
#15 0x00072444 in Rf_eval (e=0x7d4434, rho=0x86e670)
at eval.c:404
#16 0x0007350c in do_begin (call=0x7d2e18,
op=0x1cb37c, args=0x7d4418,
    rho=0x86e670) at eval.c:891
#17 0x00072444 in Rf_eval (e=0x7d2e18, rho=0x86e670)
at eval.c:404
#18 0x0007279c in Rf_applyClosure (call=0x86fc40,
op=0x7d3f48,
    arglist=0x87015c, rho=0x8702ac,
suppliedenv=0x86fbd0) at eval.c:587
#19 0x0009a1a4 in applyMethod (call=0x86fc40,
op=0x7d3f48, args=0x87015c,
    rho=0x8702ac, newrho=0x86fbd0) at objects.c:121
#20 0x0009a6f0 in Rf_usemethod (generic=0xffbed928
"plot", obj=0x9f61a8,
    call=0xffbed6a8, args=0x1bab20, rho=0x8702ac,
callrho=0x1db408,
    defrho=0x1db3b4, ans=0xffbed924) at objects.c:340
#21 0x0009ac00 in do_usemethod (call=0x7d12f4,
op=0x1d93c8, args=0x7d1310,
    env=0x8702ac) at objects.c:409
#22 0x00072444 in Rf_eval (e=0x7d12f4, rho=0x8702ac)
at eval.c:404
#23 0x00072444 in Rf_eval (e=0x7d1284, rho=0x8702ac)
at eval.c:404
#24 0x0007350c in do_begin (call=0x7d1268,
op=0x1cb37c, args=0x7d124c,
    rho=0x8702ac) at eval.c:891
#25 0x00072444 in Rf_eval (e=0x7d1268, rho=0x8702ac)
at eval.c:404
#26 0x0007279c in Rf_applyClosure (call=0x86ff64,
op=0x7d116c,
    arglist=0x87015c, rho=0x1db408,
suppliedenv=0x1bab20) at eval.c:587
#27 0x00072274 in Rf_eval (e=0x86ff64, rho=0x1db408)
at eval.c:439
#28 0x0008c86c in Rf_ReplIteration (rho=0x1db408,
savestack=0, browselevel=0,
    state=0xffbedfb8) at main.c:232
#29 0x0008ca10 in R_ReplConsole (rho=0x1db408,
savestack=0, browselevel=0)
    at main.c:280
#30 0x0008d1cc in run_Rmainloop () at main.c:579
#31 0x000f66c0 in main (ac=0, av=0xffbee524) at
system.c:99