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"evaluating expression 0" bug in R-1.4.1 (PR#1385)

2 messages · eneafse@lumc.edu, Peter Dalgaard

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eneafse@lumc.edu
# 
Full_Name: Edward J. Neafsey 
Version: 1.4.1
OS: linux
Submission from: (NULL) (147.126.192.93)


R-1.4.1 failed to finish compiling building package `methods', as seen in
output from make below.
============================================================================
Make output:
../../../library/methods/man/methods.Rd is unchanged
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library/methods/src'
make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library/methods/src'
make[5]: `Makedeps' is up to date.
make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library/methods/src'
make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library/methods/src'
../../../../library/methods/libs/methods.so is unchanged
make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library/methods/src'
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library/methods/src'
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library/methods'
dumping R code in package `methods'
Error: syntax error: evaluating expression 0
Execution halted
make[4]: *** [../../../library/methods/R/all.rda] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library/methods'
make[3]: *** [all] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library/methods'
make[2]: *** [R] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src/library'
make[1]: *** [R] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/src'
make: *** [R] Error 1 


When I examined things further, it became clear problem was in new R.bin 
file, since after exporting the proper value for R_HOME, running just R.bin
by itself caused the same "evaluating expression 0" error, as seen below.
========================================================================
R.bin by itself output
[/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/bin]# export R_HOME=/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1
[/usr/src/SOURCES/R-1.4.1/bin]# ./R.bin

R : Copyright 2002, The R Development Core Team
Version 1.4.1 Patched (2002-03-13)

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Error: syntax error: evaluating expression 0
Error: syntax error: evaluating expression 0
This happened even if run with --vanilla.  Interestingly, removing the 
Rprofile file removed one of the two "Error: syntax error:..." messages.

I have been successfully compiling R through a number of versions, and
this is first time I have had a real problem.

Thanks for R.

E.J. Neafsey
eneafse@lumc.edu



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Peter Dalgaard
# 
eneafse@lumc.edu writes:
Which one? Distrib./compiler set? Given the number of Linux systems
among the core developers, it seems rather unlikely that R-patched
would be broken on all all of them without anyone noticing... 

It does build OK for me.
...
...
This could come from a corrupted base package. You'd have to track it
down a bit further though. Binary search on the library/base/R/base
file is a possibility. Or you might try sourcing the file with echo=T.

Are you sure you are doing a clean build? Delete config.cache, make
clean, etc.