For the completion of this thread; the below update was confirmed to solve the problem. /HB
On 2/27/07, Henrik Bengtsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > this is due to the R.utils library. Interestingly, others reported > this yesterday. There are three different ways to get around the > problem right now: 1) Exit R so it does not call .Last() by > quit(runLast=FALSE), 2) load the R.utils package and then exit via > quit() as usual, or 3) remove the faulty .Last() function by > rm(.Last). (Thus, you don't have kill the R process). > > Brief explanation: If you load the R.utils package, it will modify or > create .Last() so that finalizeSession() (defined in R.utils) is > called, which in turn calls so called registered hook functions > allowing optional code to be evaluated "whenever" R exists, cf. > http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/devel/05/06/1206.html. So, if you > exit R and save the session, this .Last() function will be saved to > your .RData file. If you then start a new R session and load the > saved .RData, that modified .Last() function will also be loaded. > However, if you now try to exit R again, .Last() will be called which > in turn calls finalizeSession() which is undefined since R.utils is > not loaded and you will get the error that you reported. > > I'm testing out an updated version of R.utils (v 0.8.6), which will > not cause this problem in the first place, and will fix the problem in > "faulty" .RData. I will put in on CRAN as soon as I know it has been > tested thoroughly. In the meanwhile, you can install it by: > > source("http://www.braju.com/R/hbLite.R";) > hbLite("R.utils") > > To fix an old faulty .RData file, start R in the same directory, then > load the updated R.utils (which will replace that faulty .Last() with > a better one), and then save the session again when you exit R. When > you do this you will see "Warning message: 'package:R.utils' may not > be available when loading", which is ok. That should fix your > problems. > > Let me know if it works > > Henrik (author of R.utils) > > On 2/27/07, Bhanu Kalyan.K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Sir, > > > > The R interface that i am currently using is R 2.4.1( in Win XP). I am not > > able to terminate the program by giving the q() command. Each time I pass > > this command, > > > > > q() > > Error in .Last() : could not find function "finalizeSession" > > > > this error creeps in and it neither allows me to save my workspace nor come > > out of R. Therefore, whenever this happens, I am forced to end the Rgui.exe > > process from the task manager. > > Kindly help me fix this problem. > > > > Regards, > > > > Bhanu Kalyan K > > > > > > Bhanu Kalyan K > > B.Tech Final Year, CSE > > > > Tel: +91-9885238228 > > > > Alternate E-Mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Need Mail bonding? > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > [email protected] mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
