[R-SIG-Mac] R refuses to run

[Jessi Brown]

Sorry for the huge delay, but I was relying on my office copy of
S-Plus since I needed to get things done! Ok, the problem was
apparently due to the .RData file; I worked through Step 1 and 2
below, and everything was fine. Thanks to everyone for their help.

cheers, Jessi

On 5/2/05, Simon Urbanek <simon.urbanek at r-project.org> wrote:
> Jessi,
> 
> On Apr 30, 2005, at 9:23 PM, Jessi Brown wrote:
> 
> > then closes again), when either selected from the Finder or when
> > prompted in Terminal (R.app).
> 
> Step 1 - check whether R runs at all. Start Terminal and type
> R
> (just R, no app). Does this work?
> 
> Step 2 - remove workspace that may cause trouble
> If you don't mind deleting your current workspace from your home,
> please do so - i.e. type the following in Terminal:
> rm -f .RData ~/.RData
> 
> Step 3 - run the R.app
> Double-clock on the R icon in Applications. If it comes up and
> disappears again, please go to Applications -> Utilities and start
> "Console"
> Depending on your settings you may already see the error message in
> the log. Otherwise look at the other log files in the left menu. If
> there is no list of logs on the left hand side, click on the "Logs"
> icon in the toolbar. The crash logs are usually in ~/Library/Logs ->
> CrashReporter and then R.app
> 
> Please let us know whether you were able to fix the problem or supply
> us with any errors you find in the logs.
> 
> Cheers,
> Simon
> 
>