By the way, this second try to download the latest version of R from
the CRAN site is the first time I was put through the installer walk
through procedure - next, next, accepting terms of agreement etc. The
first time this did not happen but still managed to funk my system.
Jean
On 6-Oct-12, at 1:04 PM, Jean Jang wrote:
Hi Thanks for your attention.
I avoided updating because I heard of similar problems. But found I
had to execute certain things. I can't find the R download in the
folder I initially tried but I remember it telling me that it could
not finish because the program was in use. I found this R icon next
to my applications folder and it is Rstudio 0.96.331 but says
modified 27 Aug 12 - not sure if this is the version I tried today.
I do not know how to 'R --vanilla'
I would like to be able to run RStudio this is what I know of and
was running from before.
I downloaded the latest version of R from the CRAN website (R-2.15.1
signed.pkg) and restarted.
But the RStudio icon I had in my dock will still not launch. Now in
my applications folder I have RStudio (big blue ball) and two icons
for 'R' - one with just 'R' the other with 'R64'. Should I be
putting some of these in the trash?
What should I do now?
Jean
On 6-Oct-12, at 12:11 PM, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
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 <[email protected]>
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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