Thanks for your reply. I use following coding to invoke R 2.7.0 process on Debian4: // argv[0] is my current work path char* av[] = {argv[0],"--silent","--no-save", "--gui=X11"}; Rf_initialize_R(4, av); R_Interactive = FALSE; setup_Rmainloop();
I have installed latest gs, but still can get the error message: Error in bitmap(file = "/tmp/test") : sorry, 'gs' cannot be found. Rongrong wrote: > > My R version is R 2.7.0, but the png still can not be used when I embed R > in MyApp > > > Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: >> >> >> >> Wrong list, so re-directing to r-help. Consider r-sig-debian for Debian >> questions too, but subscribe or else your posts bounce. >> >> On 4 June 2008 at 07:18, Rongrong wrote: >> | >> | I am a new R user and I have a question of embedding R to generate png >> | On Debian, I installed R by source code. >> | >> | Now I want to embed R in an application which name is MyApp, and run >> | the following syntax: >> | png(filename="/tmp/Rplot%03d.png) >> | example(rect) >> | dev.off() >> | >> | Unfortunately I get the following error message: >> | >> | Error in X11(paste("png::", filename, sep = ""), width, height, >> pointsize, >> | : >> | unable to start device PNG >> | Calls: png >> | In addition: Warning message: >> | In png(filename = "/tmp/test%03d.png") : >> | unable to open connection to X11 display '' >> >> See the R FAQ. >> >> | But I could run above syntax from R, and the result is correct, I can >> get >> | two png files from /tmp/ folder. >> | >> | I try to respectively run same syntax(the syntax is: >> | capabilities()[["png"]]) >> | under two modes, the result is different: >> | In R the result is TRUE, but when MyApp embed R the result is FALSE >> >> Because in case you have an x11 display, and in the other your don't. No >> display, no x11. >> >> | Then I used bitmap(file="/tmp/test") when embed R in MyApp, but get >> another >> | error message: >> | >> | Error in bitmap(file = "/tmp/test") : sorry, 'gs' cannot be found >> >> Fix that via >> $ sudo apt-get install ghostscript >> >> | Besides, I have installed xvfb. What I need do? >> >> Almost there. Wrap your call to MyApp in svfb-run, ie do >> >> $ xvfb-run MyApp [other parameters] >> >> and you get the virtual x11 device that png needs. >> >> R 2.7.0 should also alleviate the need for an x11 device due to its new >> cairo-based device code. While you didn't tell as which R version you >> are >> running, I suspect it is not the one the current one. >> >> Dirk >> >> -- >> Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A--Rd---An-issue-happens-Embed-R-and-redirt-png-file-tp17653928p17664791.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.