[R-SIG-Mac] R quits on update.packages()

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 29/05/2013 02:28, Michael Herron wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I have installed 3.0.1 on an iMac.  I just logged in remotely, tried to update.packages(), and R quit.  For example:
>
> [brahms:~] herron% R
>
> R version 3.0.1 (2013-05-16) -- "Good Sport"
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> Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin10.8.0 (64-bit)
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>
>> update.packages()
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> [brahms:~] herron%
>
> I never get a chance to select a mirror; R just quits.
>
> Any thoughts on this?  I have never seen this behavior before.

Nor have I, nor can I reproduce it.

In any case, see ?chooseCRANmirror and its 'graphics' argument.  When 
running R remotely you want to set option "menu.graphics" to false.

>
> Thanks, mh
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