> 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.
Thank you, Bob. In fact, I did think to check that. The working directory in my prefs is still set to my home directory: ~. — Michael > 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
