loading libraries from the command line

Thanks for the prompt reply:

Should work fine. What happens if you start R by using

/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/bin/R

from the command line ?

Goldeneye:/usr/local/src chris$ 
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/bin/R

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 > library(GRASS)
Error in library(GRASS) : There is no package called 'GRASS'
 >

Loading the GRASS library from the Aqua GUI works fine however.

What does "which R" say ?

Goldeneye:/usr/local/src chris$ which R
/usr/local/bin/R

and then:

Goldeneye:/usr/local/src chris$ ls -al /usr/local/bin/R
lrwxr-xr-x  1 chris  unknown  47  6 Mar 10:43 /usr/local/bin/R -> 
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/bin/R

Also, is this 1.8.1 or 1.9.0 alpha (I think the older one still
installs in /Library/R).

1.9.0

Thanks,
C
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