[R] R2.0.1 for Mac OS X 10.3 problem

[Prof Brian Ripley]

It did not `break R': just rename your .RData which appears to have become 
corrupted.

Please always start R with --vanilla before concluding it is broken.

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Greg Arnold wrote:

> This combination was operating satisfactorily until I tried updating lme4 and 
> Matrix.  My attempts to do this ultimately broke R.  The R console appears 
> briefly, then collapses.   I have tried downloading and reinstalling R 
> without success.  Typing 'R' into Terminal gives the error message bring up 
> the usual introduction, then the error message:
> Error in methods:::mlistMetaName(mi, ns) :
>        The methods object name for "coerce" must include the name of the 
> package that contains the generic function, but there is no generic function 
> of this name
> Fatal error: unable to restore saved data in .RData

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