[R-pkg-devel] "invalid 'envir' argument" note from R-devel

John Fox jfox at mcmaster.ca
Mon Jul 13 23:23:56 CEST 2015


Dear Peter,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: peter dalgaard [mailto:pdalgd at gmail.com]
> Sent: July-13-15 4:52 PM
> To: John Fox
> Cc: r-package-devel at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R-pkg-devel] "invalid 'envir' argument" note from R-devel
> 
> Yes, there was a similar note from Alexandra Kuznetsova a couple of days

Sorry, I didn't notice that.

> ago. Look unintentional, but it is not easy to spot what triggers it. If
> someone could cook up a minimal example, or - maybe easier given the
> relatively short timeframe - bisect their way to the exact svn revision
> that triggered it, it might help in getting it fixed.

I'm afraid that I'm not set up to build R-devel and I'm about to leave town
for three weeks. I'll see if I can produce a simpler example triggering the
error, however.

Thanks for this,
 John

> 
> -pd
> 
> > On 13 Jul 2015, at 22:31 , John Fox <jfox at mcmaster.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Dear list members,
> >
> > I'm getting a new note from R-devel that I haven't seen before when
> checking
> > the development version of the Rcmdr package:
> >
> > 	* checking R code for possible problems ... NOTE
> > 	readDataFromPackage: Error while checking: invalid 'envir' argument
> >
> > This note doesn't appear in R 3.2.1.
> >
> > My session info:
> >
> > -------- snip ----------
> >
> > R Under development (unstable) (2015-07-12 r68650)
> > Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)
> > Running under: Windows 7 x64 (build 7601) Service Pack 1
> >
> > locale:
> > [1] LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252  LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252
> > LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252
> > [4] LC_NUMERIC=C                    LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252
> >
> > attached base packages:
> > [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base
> >
> > loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> > [1] tools_3.3.0
> >
> > -------- snip ----------
> >
> > I can't even localize the problem in readDataFromPackage(). There are
> only
> > two places in this function where there's a function call with an
> envir
> > argument, and I still get the note if I comment these out. As well,
> > readDataFromPackage() seems to work as intended -- there is no obvious
> error
> > in it.
> >
> > FWIW, here's readDataFromPackage(). The complete sources for the
> development
> > version of the Rcmdr package are on R-Forge.
> >
> > -------- snip ----------
> >
> > readDataFromPackage <- function() {
> > 	env <- environment()
> > 	datasets <- NULL
> > 	initializeDialog(title=gettextRcmdr("Read Data From Package"))
> > 	dsname <- tclVar("")
> > 	package <- NULL
> > 	enterFrame <- tkframe(top)
> > 	entryDsname <- ttkentry(enterFrame, width="20",
> textvariable=dsname)
> > 	packages <- sort(.packages())
> > 	packages <- packages[! packages %in% c("base", "stats")]
> > 	packages <- packages[sapply(packages, function(package){
> > 						ds <-
> > data(package=package)$results
> > 						if (nrow(ds) == 0)
> > return(FALSE)
> > 						ds <- ds[, "Item"]
> > 						valid <- sapply(ds,
> > is.valid.name)
> > 						length(ds[valid]) > 0
> > 					})]
> > 	packageDatasetFrame <- tkframe(top)
> > 	packageFrame <- tkframe(packageDatasetFrame)
> > 	max.height <- getRcmdr("variable.list.height")
> > 	packageBox <- tklistbox(packageFrame, height=min(max.height,
> > length(packages)),
> >            exportselection="FALSE",
> > 			selectmode="single", background="white")
> > 	packageScroll <- ttkscrollbar(packageFrame,
> > 			command=function(...) tkyview(packageBox, ...))
> > 	tkconfigure(packageBox, yscrollcommand=function(...)
> > tkset(packageScroll, ...))
> > 	for (p in packages) tkinsert(packageBox, "end", p)
> > 	datasetFrame <- tkframe(packageDatasetFrame)
> > 	datasetBox <- tklistbox(datasetFrame, height=max.height,
> > exportselection="FALSE",
> > 			selectmode="single", background="white")
> > 	datasetScroll <- ttkscrollbar(datasetFrame,
> > 			command=function(...) tkyview(datasetBox, ...))
> > 	tkconfigure(datasetBox, yscrollcommand=function(...)
> > tkset(datasetScroll, ...))
> > 	onPackageSelect <- function(){
> > 		assign("package",
> > packages[as.numeric(tkcurselection(packageBox)) + 1], envir=env)
> > 		datasets <<- data(package=package)$results[,3]
> > 		valid <- sapply(datasets, is.valid.name)
> > 		datasets <<- datasets[valid]
> > 		tkdelete(datasetBox, "0", "end")
> > 		for (dataset in datasets) tkinsert(datasetBox, "end",
> > dataset)
> > 		tkconfigure(datasetBox, height=min(max.height,
> > length(datasets)))
> > 		firstChar <- tolower(substr(datasets, 1, 1))
> > 		len <- length(datasets)
> > 		onLetter <- function(letter){
> > 			letter <- tolower(letter)
> > 			current <- 1 +
> > round(as.numeric(unlist(strsplit(tclvalue(tkyview(datasetBox) ), "
> > "))[1])*len)
> > 			mat <- match(letter, firstChar[-(1:current)])
> > 			if (is.na(mat)) return()
> > 			tkyview.scroll(datasetBox, mat, "units")
> > 		}
> > 		onA <- function() onLetter("a")
> > 		onB <- function() onLetter("b")
> > 		onC <- function() onLetter("c")
> > 		onD <- function() onLetter("d")
> > 		onE <- function() onLetter("e")
> > 		onF <- function() onLetter("f")
> > 		onG <- function() onLetter("g")
> > 		onH <- function() onLetter("h")
> > 		onI <- function() onLetter("i")
> > 		onJ <- function() onLetter("j")
> > 		onK <- function() onLetter("k")
> > 		onL <- function() onLetter("l")
> > 		onM <- function() onLetter("m")
> > 		onN <- function() onLetter("n")
> > 		onO <- function() onLetter("o")
> > 		onP <- function() onLetter("p")
> > 		onQ <- function() onLetter("q")
> > 		onR <- function() onLetter("r")
> > 		onS <- function() onLetter("s")
> > 		onT <- function() onLetter("t")
> > 		onU <- function() onLetter("u")
> > 		onV <- function() onLetter("v")
> > 		onW <- function() onLetter("w")
> > 		onX <- function() onLetter("x")
> > 		onY <- function() onLetter("y")
> > 		onZ <- function() onLetter("z")
> > 		for (letter in c(letters, LETTERS)){
> > 			tkbind(datasetBox, paste("<", letter, ">", sep=""),
> > 					get(paste("on", toupper(letter),
> > sep="")))
> > 		}
> > 		onClick <- function() tkfocus(datasetBox)
> > 		tkbind(datasetBox, "<ButtonPress-1>", onClick)
> > 	}
> > 	onDatasetSelect <- function(){
> > 		tclvalue(dsname) <-
> > datasets[as.numeric(tkcurselection(datasetBox)) + 1]
> > 	}
> > 	firstChar <- tolower(substr(packages, 1, 1))
> > 	len <- length(packages)
> > 	onLetter <- function(letter){
> > 		letter <- tolower(letter)
> > 		current <- 1 +
> > round(as.numeric(unlist(strsplit(tclvalue(tkyview(packageBox) ), "
> > "))[1])*len)
> > 		mat <- match(letter, firstChar[-(1:current)])
> > 		if (is.na(mat)) return()
> > 		tkyview.scroll(packageBox, mat, "units")
> > 	}
> > 	onA <- function() onLetter("a")
> > 	onB <- function() onLetter("b")
> > 	onC <- function() onLetter("c")
> > 	onD <- function() onLetter("d")
> > 	onE <- function() onLetter("e")
> > 	onF <- function() onLetter("f")
> > 	onG <- function() onLetter("g")
> > 	onH <- function() onLetter("h")
> > 	onI <- function() onLetter("i")
> > 	onJ <- function() onLetter("j")
> > 	onK <- function() onLetter("k")
> > 	onL <- function() onLetter("l")
> > 	onM <- function() onLetter("m")
> > 	onN <- function() onLetter("n")
> > 	onO <- function() onLetter("o")
> > 	onP <- function() onLetter("p")
> > 	onQ <- function() onLetter("q")
> > 	onR <- function() onLetter("r")
> > 	onS <- function() onLetter("s")
> > 	onT <- function() onLetter("t")
> > 	onU <- function() onLetter("u")
> > 	onV <- function() onLetter("v")
> > 	onW <- function() onLetter("w")
> > 	onX <- function() onLetter("x")
> > 	onY <- function() onLetter("y")
> > 	onZ <- function() onLetter("z")
> > 	for (letter in c(letters, LETTERS)){
> > 		tkbind(packageBox, paste("<", letter, ">", sep=""),
> > 				get(paste("on", toupper(letter), sep="")))
> > 	}
> > 	onClick <- function() tkfocus(packageBox)
> > 	tkbind(packageBox, "<ButtonPress-1>", onClick)
> > 	onOK <- function(){
> > 		datasetName <-
> > datasets[as.numeric(tkcurselection(datasetBox)) + 1]
> > 		dsnameValue <- tclvalue(dsname)
> > 		if (dsnameValue != "" && is.null(package)){
> > 			closeDialog()
> > 			if (is.element(dsnameValue, listDataSets())) {
> > 				if ("no" ==
> > tclvalue(checkReplace(dsnameValue, gettextRcmdr("Data set")))){
> > 					if (GrabFocus()) tkgrab.release(top)
> > 					tkdestroy(top)
> > 					readDataFromPackage()
> > 					return()
> > 				}
> > 			}
> > 			save.options <- options(warn=2)
> > 			check <- try(eval(parse(text=logger(paste("data(",
> > dsnameValue, ")", sep=""))),
> > 							envir=.GlobalEnv),
> > silent=TRUE)
> > 			options(save.options)
> > 			if (class(check) == "try-error"){
> > 				errorCondition(recall=readDataFromPackage,
> >
> > message=sprintf(gettextRcmdr("Data set %s does not exit"),
> dsnameValue))
> > 				return()
> > 			}
> > 			activeDataSet(dsnameValue)
> > 			tkfocus(CommanderWindow())
> > 		}
> > 		else{
> > 			if (is.null(package)) {
> > 				errorCondition(recall=readDataFromPackage,
> > message=gettextRcmdr("You must select a package."))
> > 				return()
> > 			}
> > 			if (length(datasetName) == 0) {
> > 				errorCondition(recall=readDataFromPackage,
> > message=gettextRcmdr("You must select a data set.")    )
> > 				return()
> > 			}
> > 			if (is.element(datasetName, listDataSets())) {
> > 				if ("no" ==
> > tclvalue(checkReplace(datasetName, gettextRcmdr("Data set")))){
> > 					if (GrabFocus()) tkgrab.release(top)
> > 					tkdestroy(top)
> > 					readDataFromPackage()
> > 					return()
> > 				}
> > 			}
> > 			closeDialog()
> > 			command <- paste("data(", datasetName, ',
> > package="', package, '")', sep="")
> > 			result <- justDoIt(command)
> > 			logger(command)
> > 			if (class(result)[1] !=  "try-error")
> > activeDataSet(datasetName)
> > 			tkfocus(CommanderWindow())
> > 		}
> > 	}
> > 	onDataHelp <- function(){
> >    datasetName <- datasets[as.numeric(tkcurselection(datasetBox)) + 1]
> > 		dsnameValue <- tclvalue(dsname)
> > 		if (dsnameValue == "") dsnameValue <- datasetName
> > 		if (length(dsnameValue) == 0) Message(gettextRcmdr("No data
> > set selected."), type="warning")
> > 		else if (is.null(package)) doItAndPrint(paste('help("',
> > dsnameValue, '")', sep=""))
> > 		else doItAndPrint(paste('help("', dsnameValue, '",
> > package="', package, '")', sep=""))
> > 	}
> > 	OKCancelHelp(helpSubject="data")
> > 	dataHelpButton <- buttonRcmdr(top, text=gettextRcmdr("Help on
> > selected data set"), command=onDataHelp)
> > 	tkgrid(labelRcmdr(packageDatasetFrame, text=gettextRcmdr("Package
> > (Double-click to select)"), fg=getRcmdr("title.color"),
> > font="RcmdrTitleFont"),
> > 			labelRcmdr(packageDatasetFrame, text="   "),
> > labelRcmdr(packageDatasetFrame, text=gettextRcmdr("Data set (Double-
> click to
> > select)"),
> > 					fg=getRcmdr("title.color"),
> > font="RcmdrTitleFont"), sticky="w")
> > 	tkgrid(packageBox, packageScroll, sticky="nw")
> > 	tkgrid(datasetBox, datasetScroll, sticky="nw")
> > 	tkgrid(packageFrame, labelRcmdr(packageDatasetFrame, text="   "),
> > datasetFrame, sticky="nw")
> > 	tkgrid(packageDatasetFrame, sticky="w")
> > 	tkgrid(labelRcmdr(top, text=gettextRcmdr("OR"), fg="red"),
> > sticky="w")
> > 	tkgrid(labelRcmdr(enterFrame, text=gettextRcmdr("Enter name of data
> > set:  "), fg=getRcmdr("title.color"), font="RcmdrTitleFont"),
> entryDsname,
> > sticky="w")
> > 	tkgrid(enterFrame, sticky="w")
> > 	tkgrid(dataHelpButton, sticky="w")
> > 	tkgrid(buttonsFrame, sticky="ew")
> > 	tkgrid.configure(packageScroll, sticky="ns")
> > 	tkgrid.configure(datasetScroll, sticky="ns")
> > 	tkbind(packageBox, "<Double-ButtonPress-1>", onPackageSelect)
> > 	tkbind(datasetBox, "<Double-ButtonPress-1>", onDatasetSelect)
> > 	dialogSuffix(focus=entryDsname)
> > }
> >
> > -------- snip ----------
> >
> > Any insight into the problem would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > John Fox, Professor
> > McMaster University
> > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
> > http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/jfox/
> >
> >
> >
> >
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