On 06/10/2012 22:12, Jean Jang wrote:
Apologies, I forgot to include the message from the Terminal:
jeans-macbook-104:~ jean$ R
R version 2.13.1 (2011-07-08)
Please try installing a current version of R from CRAN: that is several
versions old and 2.15.1 is current (and 2.15.2 imminent).
Do you know what version you updated from?
Had I been Michael I would have asked you to start R with 'R --vanilla':
one possibility is that the startup files have got corrupted or need
updating for the updated R.
Copyright (C) 2011 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
ISBN 3-900051-07-0
Platform: i386-apple-darwin9.8.0/i386 (32-bit)
R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details.
Natural language support but running in an English locale
R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
Type 'contributors()' for more information and
'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications.
Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or
'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help.
Type 'q()' to quit R.
[Previously saved workspace restored]
That's one file you may need to get out of the way.
>
On 6-Oct-12, at 10:38 AM, R. Michael Weylandt wrote:
On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Jean Jang <jeanwaij...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi R-listers,
I just tried updating my R and now I can't even open it and it is
prompting me to relaunch then relaunch just reappears. And it will not
open R. I am afraid I may have lost my scripts.
What should I do? I am running a MacBook OS X Version 10.5.8
1) Restore the entire system to an earlier date?
2) Drag R from applications and reload R program (updated version)?
Will my script files still show up if I do either of these options this?
Please advise. Jean
Hi Jean,
We'll need some more information about what you did and how you went
about doing it.
Firstly, did you use the CRAN R installer or did you do something
"unofficial" like homebrew?
Second, can you launch R from the Terminal? [1] If so, it's likely a
GUI problem and not a problem with R itself.
Thirdly, don't panic. If you saved your scripts in a reasonable place
(e.g., anything under your home directory) the R installer shouldn't
have touched it.
Cheers,
Michael
[1] If you don't know how to do this, click the "Applications" stack
in your dock. Then utilities. Then Terminal. A window (likely white
with black font) will appear; type "R" (no quotes) into it and hit
enter.
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