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> Setting enviroment variable R_DEFAULT_DEVICE causes an error.
> The patch below fixes this.
>
Probably, but it may not be the best fix, so please give your analysis
of the situation. Reproducible example and all that.
To do your homework for you, the issue seems to be this:
viggo:~/>R_INTERACTIVE_DEVICE=pdf ~/misc/r-release-branch/BUILD-dist/bin/R
R version 2.7.0 (2008-04-22)
....
> plot(0)
Error in plot.new() : no active or default device
> names(options())
[1] "HTTPUserAgent" "OutDec"
[3] "add.smooth" "bitmapType"
[5] "browser" "check.bounds"
[7] "continue" "contrasts"
[9] "defaultPackages" "device.R_INTERACTIVE_DEVICE"
OBS!!!
[11] "device.ask.default" "digits"
.....
[47] "useFancyQuotes" "verbose"
[49] "warn" "warnings.length"
[51] "width"
>
> I guess the same goes for R_INTERACTIVE_DEVICE.
>
>
> --- R-2.7.0/src/library/grDevices/R/zzz.R 2008-04-27 13:49:11.000000000
> +0200
> +++ R-2.7.0/src/library/grDevices/R/zzz.R.new 2008-04-27 13:59:37.000000000
> +0200
> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
> extras <- if(.Platform$OS.type == "windows")
> list(windowsTimeouts = c(100L,500L)) else
> list(bitmapType = if(capabilities("aqua")) "quartz" else
> if(capabilities("cairo")) "cairo" else "Xlib")
> - defdev <- Sys.getenv("R_DEFAULT_DEVICE")
> + defdev <- as.character(Sys.getenv("R_DEFAULT_DEVICE"))
> if(!nzchar(defdev)) defdev <- "pdf"
> device <- if(interactive()) {
> intdev <- Sys.getenv("R_INTERACTIVE_DEVICE")
>
>
>
>
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> status =
> major = 2
> minor = 7.0
> year = 2008
> month = 04
> day = 22
> svn rev = 45424
> language = R
> version.string = R version 2.7.0 (2008-04-22)
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