[R-SIG-Mac] R Update - FAILED- HELP!!!

[Jean Jang]

By the way, this second try to download the latest version of R from  
the CRAN site is the first time I was put through the installer walk  
through procedure - next, next, accepting terms of agreement etc.  The  
first time this did not happen but still managed to funk my system.

Jean


On 6-Oct-12, at 1:04 PM, Jean Jang wrote:

> Hi Thanks for your attention.
>
> I avoided updating because I heard of similar problems. But found I  
> had to execute certain things. I can't find the R download in the  
> folder I initially tried but I remember it telling me that it could  
> not finish because the program was in use. I found this R icon next  
> to my applications folder and it is Rstudio 0.96.331 but says  
> modified 27 Aug 12 - not sure if this is the version I tried today.
>
> I do not know how to 'R --vanilla'
>
> I would like to be able to run RStudio this is what I know of and  
> was running from before.
>
> I downloaded the latest version of R from the CRAN website (R-2.15.1  
> signed.pkg) and restarted.
>
> But the RStudio icon I had in my dock will still not launch. Now in  
> my applications folder I have RStudio (big blue ball) and two icons  
> for 'R' - one with just 'R' the other with 'R64'. Should I be  
> putting some of these in the trash?
>
> What should I do now?
>
> Jean
>
>
>
> On 6-Oct-12, at 12:11 PM, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
>
>> On 06/10/2012 22:12, Jean Jang wrote:
>>> Apologies, I forgot to include the message from the Terminal:
>>>
>>> jeans-macbook-104:~ jean$ R
>>>
>>> R version 2.13.1 (2011-07-08)
>>
>> Please try installing a current version of R from CRAN: that is  
>> several versions old and 2.15.1 is current (and 2.15.2 imminent).
>>
>> Do you know what version you updated from?
>>
>> Had I been Michael I would have asked you to start R with 'R -- 
>> vanilla': one possibility is that the startup files have got  
>> corrupted or need updating for the updated R.
>>
>>> Copyright (C) 2011 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
>>> ISBN 3-900051-07-0
>>> Platform: i386-apple-darwin9.8.0/i386 (32-bit)
>>>
>>> R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
>>> You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
>>> Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details.
>>>
>>>  Natural language support but running in an English locale
>>>
>>> R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
>>> Type 'contributors()' for more information and
>>> 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> [Previously saved workspace restored]
>>
>> That's one file you may need to get out of the way.
>>
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6-Oct-12, at 10:38 AM, R. Michael Weylandt wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Jean Jang <jeanwaijang at gmail.com>  
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi R-listers,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just tried updating my R and now I can't even open it and it is
>>>>> prompting me to relaunch then relaunch just reappears. And it  
>>>>> will not
>>>>> open R. I am afraid I may have lost my scripts.
>>>>>
>>>>> What should I do? I am running a MacBook OS X Version 10.5.8
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Restore the entire system to an earlier date?
>>>>> 2) Drag R from applications and reload R program (updated  
>>>>> version)?
>>>>>
>>>>> Will my script files still show up if I do either of these  
>>>>> options this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Please advise. Jean
>>>>
>>>> Hi Jean,
>>>>
>>>> We'll need some more information about what you did and how you  
>>>> went
>>>> about doing it.
>>>>
>>>> Firstly, did you use the CRAN R installer or did you do something
>>>> "unofficial" like homebrew?
>>>>
>>>> Second, can you launch R from the Terminal? [1] If so, it's  
>>>> likely a
>>>> GUI problem and not a problem with R itself.
>>>>
>>>> Thirdly, don't panic. If you saved your scripts in a reasonable  
>>>> place
>>>> (e.g., anything under your home directory) the R installer  
>>>> shouldn't
>>>> have touched it.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [1] If you don't know how to do this, click the "Applications"  
>>>> stack
>>>> in your dock. Then utilities. Then Terminal. A window (likely white
>>>> with black font) will appear; type "R" (no quotes) into it and hit
>>>> enter.
>>>
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>>
>> -- 
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