[R] Error from Brugs "'r for windows gui front-end has stopped working''

[Jin Minming]

Thanks.

I guess it may be due to the software conflict in my computers as there are the same software packages which have been installed in these two laptops.  Anyway, I can still use my desktop with Windows XP system. 

Jim


--- On Sat, 28/1/12, Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de> wrote:

> From: Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
> Subject: Re: [R] Error from Brugs "'r for windows gui front-end has stopped working''
> To: "Jin Minming" <jminming at yahoo.com>
> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> Date: Saturday, 28 January, 2012, 18:45
> 
> 
> On 25.01.2012 18:50, Jin Minming wrote:
> > Hello Uwe,
> >
> > Yes. These packages are what I used for the test in
> Windows 7 and vista system:
> >   R-2.14.1 in 32-bit
> >   BRugs version 0.7-5
> >   OpenBUGS version (3.2.1)
> 
> On a Win 7 32 bit with the same software as described above,
> I cannot 
> reproduce a crash (except for using a different path since
> the once you 
> are using does not work for me, since OpenBUGS cannot deal
> with spaces 
> in the paths which is the case under German versions of
> Windows).
> Hence my suggestion to ask on some BUGS mailing list if
> anybody can 
> reproduce your problems.
> 
> Uwe Ligges
> 
> 
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Wei
> >
> >
> > --- On Wed, 25/1/12, Uwe Ligges<ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de> 
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Uwe Ligges<ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
> >> Subject: Re: [R] Error from Brugs "'r for windows
> gui front-end has stopped working''
> >> To: "Jin Minming"<jminming at yahoo.com>
> >> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> >> Date: Wednesday, 25 January, 2012, 11:09
> >> I just tried all 100 iterations both
> >> under WinXP and Windows Server 2008
> >> of your script under 32-bit R (which I assume you
> are using
> >> when talking
> >> about the old BRugs below).
> >>
> >> Please confirm:
> >> R-2.14.1 in 32-bit
> >> BRugs version 0.7-5
> >> OpenBUGS version (3.2.1)
> >>
> >> I do not have any Win7 machine available before
> Friday.
> >>
> >> Uwe Ligges
> >>
> >>
> >> On 25.01.2012 09:55, Jin Minming wrote:
> >>> I forgot to add the R codes. The following are
> the
> >> codes I used for this problem:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ###    Step by step example:
> >> ###
> >>> library(BRugs) # loading BRugs
> >>>
> >>> ## Now setting the working directory to the
> examples'
> >> one:
> >>> setwd(options()$OpenBUGSExamples)
> >>>
> >>> ## add a simple loop
> >>> for (mn in 1:100){
> >>>
> >>> ## some usual steps (like clicking in
> WinBUGS):
> >>> modelCheck("Ratsmodel.txt")
> >>    # check model file
> >>> modelData("Ratsdata.txt")
> >>      # read data file
> >>> modelCompile(numChains=2)
> >>      # compile model with 2 chains
> >>> modelInits(rep("Ratsinits.txt", 2))  #
> read init
> >> data file
> >>> modelUpdate(1000)
> >>            # burn in
> >>> samplesSet(c("alpha0", "alpha"))
> >>     # alpha0 and alpha should
> be monitored
> >>> modelUpdate(1000)
> >>            # 1000
> more iterations
> >> ....
> >>>
> >>> samplesStats("*")
> >>            # the
> summarized results
> >>>
> >>> ## some plots
> >>> #samplesHistory("*", mfrow = c(4, 2)) # plot
> the
> >> chain,
> >>> #samplesDensity("alpha")
> >>        # plot the densities,
> >>> #samplesBgr("alpha[1:6]")
> >>       # plot the bgr
> statistics, and
> >>> #samplesAutoC("alpha[1:6]", 1)
> >>    # plot autocorrelations of 1st chain
> >>>
> >>> # force to print the current loop number
> >>> flush.console()
> >>> print(mn)
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --- On Tue, 24/1/12, Jin Minming<jminming at yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> From: Jin Minming<jminming at yahoo.com>
> >>>> Subject: [R] Error from Brugs "'r for
> windows gui
> >> front-end has stopped working''
> >>>> To: r-help at r-project.org
> >>>> Date: Tuesday, 24 January, 2012, 20:08
> >>>> Dear all,
> >>>>
> >>>> I just try to run the example in R brugs
> packages,
> >> but not
> >>>> only once. Loop is added in this example.
> After
> >> several
> >>>> times (7, 11, or other random number),
> there is an
> >> error
> >>>> message "r for windows gui front-end has
> stopped
> >> working".
> >>>> This happened in two laptops with windows 7
> and
> >> vista. I
> >>>> have tried different versions of R (2.14.1
> and
> >> 2.13) and
> >>>> Brugs packages (0.7.1 and 0.7-5). But it
> works well
> >> in a
> >>>> computer installed with Windows XP system.
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyone has some idea how to avoid this
> crash in
> >> Windows
> >>>> Vista or 7 system?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Jim
> >>>>
> >>>>
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