Michael, The .RData might be in your R working directory.
If you don't know what your setting was, you can find it in the ~/Library/Preferences/org.R-project.R.plist file. Regards, Rob On Jun 16, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Michael C Gilbert wrote: >>> As my first post on this list, I'll try to be complete but succinct. >>> >>> This is the symptom described in the R for Max OSX FAQ 12.16: "R.app GUI >>> crashes on startup" This started for me on Version 2.13, running on Mac OS >>> 10.6.7. (I had been away from R for a few months, so I can't ID a single >>> trigger.) I followed the instructions in FAQ 12.16. Moved the history file. >>> There was no Rdata workspace to move (not that I could find). >> >> It is .RData (note the dot!) and it is a hidden file. You can move it aside >> with this (in Terminal): >> mv ~/.RData ~/myOldData.RData > > Sorry, I didn't make that clear in my haste. I know this. There is no .Rdata > file in my home directory. > > >> Also note that the history file is configurable so it could be .Rapp.history >> or .Rhistory - so make sure you checked both (ever since the configurability >> this issue is in fact rare). > > The .Rhistory file was there. But following the instructions in 12.16, I > moved it. > > >>> No problem running R on the command line at all. I upgraded to 2.14, to see >>> if it would persist. Same thing, suggesting an environment issue. But I >>> don't know what it is about my environment I should troubleshoot. I cannot >>> get a crash log using the instructions in 12.16, because no crash menu >>> appears. All I get is this in the system log: >>> >>> Jun 16 12:24:48 mcgLaptop-5 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[285] >>> ([0x0-0x1c71c7].org.R-project.R[19629]): Exited with exit code: 2 >>> >>> I apologize if this report is in some way incomplete. Any advice on how to >>> proceed? >>> >> >> It is almost entirely incomplete because you don't say what actually >> happens. We ask you to, please, report exact facts, not your interpretation >> thereof. If there was a crash, please send the crash report. If there was an >> error, please send the exact error. > > Here is the only thing I left out, to the best of my judgment: The R.app UI > pops up for just a moment. No interactive time at all. Then it's gone. (I > assumed that this was what was being described in 12.16, but you're correct: > I should not assume.) No crash menu presents itself. The record I have of the > event is the one I copied above from my system log. Otherwise, I believe I > have included the available details. Unless there is a way to trigger a crash > report without the menu appearing. > > — Michael > > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Mac mailing list > [email protected] > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
