On Jun 17, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Michael C Gilbert wrote: >> 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: ~.
This just occurred to me: If there is indeed some kind of problem with the workspace, but since it appears to be the default in the prefs, perhaps I can change it by editing the prefs? The restart R.app and see what happens? Bob, can you or someone give me an example of the format (name/value pair) of the entry for the worspace in the plist? TIA — 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 _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
