Configuring emacs/ess on Ubuntu

[Wade Wall]

Hi all,

I don't know if this is the proper place to ask this, but I am trying to
configure emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 to run the way described for ESS and
Xemacs in Windows (John Fox's guide).  I installed ess as directed at
http://ess.r-project.org/Manual/ .  Under Windows I could use Emacs/ess fine
(but I am obviously a novice at emacs), but am having trouble doing so in
Ubuntu.  At present I have loaded ess, and it opens as a buffer when emacs
opens.  But I can't open an R session with M-x-R, and can only open R if I
have a pre-existing .R file.  Also, I would like to have emacs, either by
default or with a hot key, open up a file in the upper window and R in the
lower.  Any hints on how I can do this?

Forgive me if these questions are too elementary.

Wade

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[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 10:07:52AM -0400, Wade Wall wrote:

> I don't know if this is the proper place to ask this, but I am trying to
> configure emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 to run the way described for ESS and
> Xemacs in Windows (John Fox's guide).  I installed ess as directed at
> http://ess.r-project.org/Manual/ .  Under Windows I could use Emacs/ess fine
> (but I am obviously a novice at emacs), but am having trouble doing so in
> Ubuntu.  At present I have loaded ess, and it opens as a buffer when emacs
> opens.  But I can't open an R session with M-x-R, and can only open R if I
> have a pre-existing .R file.  Also, I would like to have emacs, either by
> default or with a hot key, open up a file in the upper window and R in the
> lower.  Any hints on how I can do this?

If you install ess on Debian/Ubuntu via

        $ sudo apt-get install ess

it should start automatically as an emacs startup file is registered.

Dirk

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[Roland Rau-3]

Hi Wade,

Wade Wall wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I don't know if this is the proper place to ask this, but I am trying to
> configure emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 to run the way described for ESS and

I think the easiest way to install emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 is via the
repositories.
Simply use your favorite package manager (I use synaptic) and choose the
ess package. If Emacs hasn't been installed yet, it will do so
automatically.

I hope this helps,
Roland

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[Dale Steele]

 $ sudo apt-get install

Installs  installs  ESS version 5.3.0.  Is there a repository for more
recent version?

Thanks.  --Dale

On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Roland Rau <roland.rproject@...> wrote:

> Hi Wade,
>
> Wade Wall wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I don't know if this is the proper place to ask this, but I am trying to
>> configure emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 to run the way described for ESS and
>
> I think the easiest way to install emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 is via the
> repositories.
> Simply use your favorite package manager (I use synaptic) and choose the ess
> package. If Emacs hasn't been installed yet, it will do so automatically.
>
> I hope this helps,
> Roland
>
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[Wade Wall]

I first installed through the package manager, but was unable to start R
without opening a script file.  So I installed from the tarball, but am
still unable to open R using any commands;  ESS loads into a buffer; but I
can't use M-x-R to open R.   the only way I can open R is to open a script
file first.  Maybe my question is, how do I create a new script file, type
some commands, open R, and run script from the file?

Wade

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[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 11:40:07AM -0400, Dale Steele wrote:
>  $ sudo apt-get install
>
> Installs  installs  ESS version 5.3.0.  Is there a repository for more
> recent version?

As it happens, "yes and no".  There is now a small group working on
Ess for Debian/Ubuntu, but there is no Ubuntu repository.  

But as the package is not binary, you can just fetch the most current
Debian version (by hand). The package tracking (PTS) page is at

  http://packages.qa.debian.org/e/ess.html

and the pool is at

  http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/ess/

Just grab the file from there; if you install with my favourite frontend wajig you can just do

  $ wajig install http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/ess/ess_5.3.8~svn3902-1_all.deb

Hth, Dirk

>
> Thanks.  --Dale
>
> On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Roland Rau <roland.rproject@...> wrote:
> > Hi Wade,
> >
> > Wade Wall wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I don't know if this is the proper place to ask this, but I am trying to
> >> configure emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 to run the way described for ESS and
> >
> > I think the easiest way to install emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 is via the
> > repositories.
> > Simply use your favorite package manager (I use synaptic) and choose the ess
> > package. If Emacs hasn't been installed yet, it will do so automatically.
> >
> > I hope this helps,
> > Roland
> >
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> >
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[Roland Rau-3]

Hi Wade,

Wade Wall wrote:
> I first installed through the package manager, but was unable to start R
> without opening a script file.  So I installed from the tarball, but am
> still unable to open R using any commands;  ESS loads into a buffer; but
> I can't use M-x-R to open R.   the only way I can open R is to open a

are you sure R is installed?


> script file first.  Maybe my question is, how do I create a new script
> file, type some commands, open R, and run script from the file?

this is a simple session which should work to create a new script file,
typing some commands, opening R and run the whole content from the
buffer in R. Please note that there might be a message like Cannot read
history file /your/file/path
"C" refers to the CTRL key and "M" to the Meta key (-> ALT)

C-x C-f myscript.r
rnorm(100)
C-x 2
C-x o
M-x R
C-x o
C-c M-b



I hope this helps you further,
Roland

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