Re: [Rd] R crash using Sys.which on Windows

2014-05-12 Thread Tobias Verbeke
:40:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Rd] R crash using Sys.which on Windows > > This is a change in behaviour of the Windows API function since the code > was written (years ago). It will be changed in R 3.1.1: meanwhile you > can always use the shortPathName to abbreviate the name. > >

Re: [Rd] R crash using Sys.which on Windows

2014-05-12 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
This is a change in behaviour of the Windows API function since the code was written (years ago). It will be changed in R 3.1.1: meanwhile you can always use the shortPathName to abbreviate the name. On 06/05/2014 19:28, Tobias Verbeke wrote: Dear list, When installing the latest version of

Re: [Rd] R crash using Sys.which on Windows

2014-05-09 Thread Tobias Verbeke
82e789 Best, Tobias - Original Message - > From: "Tobias Verbeke" > To: r-devel@r-project.org > Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 8:28:54 PM > Subject: [Rd] R crash using Sys.which on Windows > > Dear list, > > When installing the latest version of Rtools

[Rd] R crash using Sys.which on Windows

2014-05-06 Thread Tobias Verbeke
Dear list, When installing the latest version of Rtools (3.1.0.1942) into a path that contains more than 96 characters on Windows 7 64-bit, e.g. into C:\TheLatestRtoolsInAPathWithMoreThanNinetySixCharactersWillCrashTheRSessionUponCallingTheSysWhichFunctionInRToGetTheGccPath and assuming that t