[R] Segfault?

[Uwe Ligges]

max.e.brown at gmail.com wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I get (reproducible) segfaults when I try to update my packages, and
> was wondering whether anyone knows why this might be happening.
> 
> I am trying to update my packages:
> 1. I start R via sudo in a terminal
> 2. I type update.packages() - a Tcl/Tk list pops up, I select a mirror
> 3. R segfaults.
> 
> Maybe I need to update to a newer version of R or something?

Yes.

Uwe Ligges


> Slightly OT, but does anyone know where coredumps end up on Mac OS X?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> Some details are below.
> output:
> -8<-----------------------------------------------------------
> $ sudo R
> 
> R : Copyright 2006, The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
> Version 2.3.1 (2006-06-01)
> ISBN 3-900051-07-0
> 
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> 
>   Natural language support but running in an English locale
> 
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> 
> Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or
> 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help.
> Type 'q()' to quit R.
> 
>> update.packages()
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
> 
>  *** caught segfault ***
> address 0x5f4d4550, cause 'memory not mapped'
> 
> Traceback:
>  1: download.file(url = paste(repos, "PACKAGES.gz", sep = "/"), destfile = tmpf,     method = method, cacheOK = FALSE, quiet = TRUE, mode = "wb")
>  2: try(download.file(url = paste(repos, "PACKAGES.gz", sep = "/"),     destfile = tmpf, method = method, cacheOK = FALSE, quiet = TRUE,     mode = "wb"), silent = TRUE)
>  3: available.packages(contriburl = contriburl, method = method)
>  4: update.packages()
> 
> Possible actions:
> 1: abort (with core dump)
> 2: normal R exit
> 3: exit R without saving workspace
> 4: exit R saving workspace
> Selection: 1
> aborting ...
> Segmentation fault
> -8<-----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I am running Mac OS X 10.4.9 on Dual PowerPC G5, R 2.3.1.
> 
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