[R] Attempt to access unmapped memory

[Alexandre Aguiar]

Hi,

I am usiing R 2.3.1 under Linux kernel 2.6.11 with libreadline/libhistory 5.1. 
Bothe R and readline were compiled without quircks with gcc 3.3.3 and g77.

Every time I try to edit command line by using del key the following error 
happens:

------------8><--------------
> ipacks <- instaleld.packages()
 *** caught segfault ***
address (nil), cause 'memory not mapped'

Possible actions:
1: abort (with core dump)
2: normal R exit
3: exit R without saving workspace
4: exit R saving workspace
Selection: Segmentation fault
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As I have readline 4.3 installed too, I adjusted the symlinks to point to 5.1. 
No problem with bash. This setup works fine in another machine with same OS 
and versions.

Any clues?

Thanks in advance.


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Alexandre Aguiar
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