Re: minor problems with new emacs21 installation

[Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>]

> > Faheem Mitha wrote:
> > 
> > > 3) M-x R locks up emacs 21. I've never seen anything do this before. This
> > > command uses ESS to start up R.
> > 
> > We would need to see what the "R" function is.  
> 
> Oh, sorry. 
> 
> ii  ess                         5.1.18-0                    Emacs
> statistics mode, supporting R,S and others
> 
> I've already sent a message to the ESS mailing list. The problem here
> doesn't have anything to do with R, I don't think. Some problem with the
> interaction between ESS and emacs 21. The ESS people also don't make any
> claims to support emacs 21 prerelase.
> 
> ESS does start up R, I think, but you can't get to it because emacs 21
> freezes up.

I installed ess, when I do `M-x R' it prompts for a directory and
then kinda hangs there.  Is that what you mean?  (I'm not sure
since I've never used it).

I could get out of it by pressing Control-G.

The ESS mailing list is your best bet.  They will have to support
emacs21 eventually!

Peter