If I define this function
R> ask <- function (message = "Type in datum")
eval(parse(prompt = paste(message, ": ", sep =
"")))
the following is produced as expected on a Linux/debian machine
R> ask("input")
input: 3
[1] 3
R> ask("input")
input: 3:6
[1] 3 4 5 6
R> ask("input")
input: c(3,6)
[1] 3 6
If I run exactly the same on a Mac (OS X 10.5.6), it still works
provided R is run in a Terminal window.
The outcome changes if R is run in "its own window", started by
clicking
on its icon; the first two examples are still Ok, the third one produces:
*** caught segfault ***
address 0x4628c854, cause 'memory not mapped'
R> sessionInfo() # before crash!
R version 2.8.1 (2008-12-22)
i386-apple-darwin8.11.1
locale:
en_GB.UTF-8/en_GB.UTF-8/C/C/en_GB.UTF-8/en_GB.UTF-8
attached base packages:
[1] stats utils datasets grDevices graphics methods base
R> R.version
_
platform i386-apple-darwin8.11.1
arch i386
os darwin8.11.1
system i386, darwin8.11.1
status
major 2
minor 8.1
year 2008
month 12
day 22
svn rev 47281
language R
version.string R version 2.8.1 (2008-12-22)
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