I found problem in R-0.65.0/src/scripts/R.sh.in script. When I run R program with `R -d gdb', R script say, /usr/local/bin/R[104]: shift: bad number I fixed this problem by applying following patch to the script: *** R.sh.in.orig Fri Sep 10 13:01:10 1999 --- R.sh.in Fri Sep 10 13:01:23 1999 *************** *** 48,54 **** -g|--gnome) R_BINARY="R.gnome" ;; -d|--debugger) ! DBG="${2}"; shift 2 ;; --no-environ) USE_R_ENVIRON=false ;; --vanilla) --- 48,54 ---- -g|--gnome) R_BINARY="R.gnome" ;; -d|--debugger) ! DBG="${2}"; shift ;; --no-environ) USE_R_ENVIRON=false ;; --vanilla) --please do not edit the information below-- Version: platform = i586-unknown-linux arch = i586 os = linux system = i586, linux status = status.rev = 0 major = 0 minor = 65.0 year = 1999 month = August day = 27 language = R Search Path: .GlobalEnv, Autoloads, package:base -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-devel mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-devel-request@stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._