It works alright for me from Terminal.app - could this be a tcl/tk issue for you?
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Type 'q()' to quit R. > plot(1:10, 1:10) > dev.off() null device 1 > install.packages("car") --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done trying URL 'http://cran.stat.sfu.ca/bin/macosx/leopard/contrib/2.11/car_2.0-2.tgz' Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 768891 bytes (750 Kb) opened URL ================================================== downloaded 750 Kb The downloaded packages are in /var/folders/-I/-IwfookDG3Wu7O0-CiOMZE+++TI/-Tmp-//RtmpZ3NPdN/downloaded_packages > sessionInfo() R version 2.11.1 (2010-05-31) x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0 locale: [1] en_CA.UTF-8/en_CA.UTF-8/C/C/en_CA.UTF-8/en_CA.UTF-8 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base loaded via a namespace (and not attached): [1] tcltk_2.11.1 tools_2.11.1 > Sys.getlocale() [1] "en_CA.UTF-8/en_CA.UTF-8/C/C/en_CA.UTF-8/en_CA.UTF-8" > Steven McKinney Statistician Molecular Oncology and Breast Cancer Program British Columbia Cancer Research Centre ________________________________________ From: r-sig-mac-boun...@stat.math.ethz.ch [r-sig-mac-boun...@stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Konis Kjell [kjell.ko...@epfl.ch] Sent: August 27, 2010 6:27 AM To: r-sig-mac@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [R-SIG-Mac] R crash in Terminal.app Hello, I am able to consistenly crash R (both 32 and 64 bit) with the following three commands plot(1:10, 1:10) dev.off() install.packages("car") when I run R in Terminal.app. Kjell Warning in install.packages("car") : argument 'lib' is missing: using '/u/smat/konis/Library/R/2.11/library' --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... 2010-08-27 15:16:54.628 R[3407:60f] -[NSApplication _setup:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x100559f40 2010-08-27 15:16:54.631 R[3407:60f] An uncaught exception was raised 2010-08-27 15:16:54.632 R[3407:60f] -[NSApplication _setup:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x100559f40 2010-08-27 15:16:54.674 R[3407:60f] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[NSApplication _setup:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x100559f40' *** Call stack at first throw: ( 0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff874ddcc4 __exceptionPreprocess + 180 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff8502d0f3 objc_exception_throw + 45 2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff87537140 +[NSObject(NSObject) doesNotRecognizeSelector:] + 0 3 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff874afcdf ___forwarding___ + 751 4 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff874abe28 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 + 232 5 libtk8.5.dylib 0x0000000116a08ecb TkpInit + 530 6 libtk8.5.dylib 0x0000000116980cae Tk_PkgInitStubsCheck + 1938 7 tcltk.so 0x0000000116850fce tcltk_init + 62 8 libR.dylib 0x0000000100072f32 do_dotCode + 6226 9 libR.dylib 0x000000010009dbfc Rf_eval + 1676 10 libR.dylib 0x000000010009e48b Rf_DispatchOrEval + 763 11 libR.dylib 0x0000000100165702 do_subset2 + 66 12 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 13 libR.dylib 0x000000010009dfbc Rf_evalList + 92 14 libR.dylib 0x000000010009dac7 Rf_eval + 1367 15 libR.dylib 0x000000010009f9eb do_set + 603 16 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 17 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 18 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 19 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 20 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 21 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a1a3d forcePromise + 157 22 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d817 Rf_eval + 679 23 libR.dylib 0x000000010009db65 Rf_eval + 1525 24 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a1a3d forcePromise + 157 25 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d817 Rf_eval + 679 26 libR.dylib 0x000000010009db65 Rf_eval + 1525 27 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a1a3d forcePromise + 157 28 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d817 Rf_eval + 679 29 libR.dylib 0x000000010009db65 Rf_eval + 1525 30 libR.dylib 0x000000010009e87c do_return + 140 31 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 32 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a1a3d forcePromise + 157 33 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d817 Rf_eval + 679 34 libR.dylib 0x000000010009db65 Rf_eval + 1525 35 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 36 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 37 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 38 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 39 libR.dylib 0x000000010009fa55 do_set + 709 40 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 41 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 42 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 43 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 44 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 45 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 46 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 47 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 48 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 49 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 50 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 51 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 52 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 53 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 54 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 55 libR.dylib 0x000000010009fa55 do_set + 709 56 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 57 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 58 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 59 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 60 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 61 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 62 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 63 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 64 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 65 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 66 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 67 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 68 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 69 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 70 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 71 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a1a3d forcePromise + 157 72 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d817 Rf_eval + 679 73 libR.dylib 0x000000010009db65 Rf_eval + 1525 74 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a1a3d forcePromise + 157 75 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d817 Rf_eval + 679 76 libR.dylib 0x000000010009db65 Rf_eval + 1525 77 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a1a3d forcePromise + 157 78 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d817 Rf_eval + 679 79 libR.dylib 0x000000010009db65 Rf_eval + 1525 80 libR.dylib 0x000000010009e87c do_return + 140 81 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 82 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a1a3d forcePromise + 157 83 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d817 Rf_eval + 679 84 libR.dylib 0x000000010009db65 Rf_eval + 1525 85 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 86 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 87 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 88 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 89 libR.dylib 0x000000010009fa55 do_set + 709 90 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 91 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 92 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 93 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 94 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 95 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 96 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 97 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 98 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 99 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 100 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 101 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 102 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 103 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 104 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 105 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 106 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 107 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 108 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a0364 Rf_applyClosure + 724 109 libR.dylib 0x000000010009d932 Rf_eval + 962 110 libR.dylib 0x000000010009fa55 do_set + 709 111 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 112 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 113 libR.dylib 0x00000001000a2724 do_begin + 308 114 libR.dylib 0x000000010009da1c Rf_eval + 1196 115 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libR.dylib 0x00000001000ce0b8 Rf_ReplIteration + 504 196 libR.dylib 0x00000001000ce3b1 R_ReplConsole + 161 197 libR.dylib 0x00000001000ce8c0 run_Rmainloop + 80 198 R 0x0000000100000eeb main + 27 199 R 0x0000000100000e74 start + 52 ) terminate called after throwing an instance of 'NSException' Abort trap --please do not edit the information below-- R Version: platform = i386-apple-darwin9.8.0 arch = i386 os = darwin9.8.0 system = i386, darwin9.8.0 status = major = 2 minor = 11.1 year = 2010 month = 05 day = 31 svn rev = 52157 language = R version.string = R version 2.11.1 (2010-05-31) Locale: fr_CH.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/C/fr_CH.UTF-8/fr_CH.UTF-8 Search Path: .GlobalEnv, package:stats, package:graphics, package:grDevices, package:utils, package:datasets, package:methods, Autoloads, package:base _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list R-SIG-Mac@stat.math.ethz.ch https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac _______________________________________________ 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