I'm running FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE with a GENERIC kernel on an UDOO x86 (x86 single board computer). Before experiencing this issue, I've not run into any other major problems.
I decided to compile R version 3.4.1 from source, mainly because I don't have all the X dependencies required for installing R with the FreeBSD package system. Compilation went fine, with no errors. When I run it, I get an extremely weird segmentation fault. If I type the lowercase letter 'b', it types a double quote and crashes. Here's what it looks like:
No other characters appear to do this, either uppercase/lowercase letters, numbers, or symbols. To make matters stranger, when I run python2.7 (installed from packages), I get a similar issue:
Python2.7 does not crash/segfault, but the double quote character appears instead of the lowercase letter b, so it seems related to the issue I'm having with R. I have not seen this issue in any other program, for example vi:
and even ipython interprets the letter b fine:
I don't know where to begin with troubleshooting this issue, and it seems like it will be impossible to fix. But I thought I would document it to get it out there.
Edit: I just ran R as root on a whim, and it works for some reason. I also created another regular user, and it runs fine. But still doesn't work under my normal user account. Argh!
I decided to compile R version 3.4.1 from source, mainly because I don't have all the X dependencies required for installing R with the FreeBSD package system. Compilation went fine, with no errors. When I run it, I get an extremely weird segmentation fault. If I type the lowercase letter 'b', it types a double quote and crashes. Here's what it looks like:
Code:
R version 3.4.1 (2017-06-30) -- "Single Candle"
Copyright (C) 2017 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
Platform: x86_64-unknown-freebsd11.0 (64-bit)
R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details.
R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
Type 'contributors()' for more information and
'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications.
Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or
'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help.
Type 'q()' to quit R.
> the second letter is "
*** caught segfault ***
address 0x2c0808, cause 'memory not mapped'No other characters appear to do this, either uppercase/lowercase letters, numbers, or symbols. To make matters stranger, when I run python2.7 (installed from packages), I get a similar issue:
Code:
Python 2.7.13 (default, Apr 29 2017, 01:15:48)
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible FreeBSD Clang 3.8.0 (tags/RELEASE_380/final 262564)] on freebsd11
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> the second letter is "Python2.7 does not crash/segfault, but the double quote character appears instead of the lowercase letter b, so it seems related to the issue I'm having with R. I have not seen this issue in any other program, for example vi:
Code:
the second letter is b
~
~
~and even ipython interprets the letter b fine:
Code:
Python 2.7.13 (default, Apr 29 2017, 01:15:48)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
IPython 5.3.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help -> Python's own help system.
object? -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details.
In [1]: the second letter is bI don't know where to begin with troubleshooting this issue, and it seems like it will be impossible to fix. But I thought I would document it to get it out there.
Edit: I just ran R as root on a whim, and it works for some reason. I also created another regular user, and it runs fine. But still doesn't work under my normal user account. Argh!
Code:
% sudo ./R
R version 3.4.1 (2017-06-30) -- "Single Candle"
Copyright (C) 2017 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
Platform: x86_64-unknown-freebsd11.0 (64-bit)
R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details.
R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
Type 'contributors()' for more information and
'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications.
Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or
'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help.
Type 'q()' to quit R.
> the second letter is b