[Bug 426360] [NEW] r-base stopped outputting error messages

[spaetz]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: r-base

During the last 3 weeks karmic's r-base installation freaked up. I don't
get any error messages anymore, it seems stderr (which is usually output
to the console) is redirected somewhere weird. I don't have any personal
customization configuration. This is quite annoying as debugging is
impossible. It used to work like a charme

Reproduce: start "R" and type something nonsensical e.g. "sdfkjsdfjk".
In older versions you get error messages, but not on the console anymore. It works if called from the cli. e.g.

echo "hhh"|R --vanilla will output the following:

R version 2.9.2 (2009-08-24)
{...}
> hhh
Error: object 'hhh' not found
Execution halted

** Affects: r-base (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: r-base
  
  During the last 3 weeks karmic's r-base installation freaked up. I don't
  get any error messages anymore, it seems stderr (which is usually output
  to the console) is redirected somewhere weird. I don't have any personal
  customization configuration. This is quite annoying as debugging is
  impossible. It used to work like a charme
  
  Reproduce: start "R" and type something nonsensical e.g. "sdfkjsdfjk".
- In older versions you get error messages, but on the console anymore. It works if called from the cli. e.g.
+ In older versions you get error messages, but not on the console anymore. It works if called from the cli. e.g.
  
  echo "hhh"|R --vanilla will output the following:
  
  R version 2.9.2 (2009-08-24)
  {...}
  > hhh
  Error: object 'hhh' not found
  Execution halted

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r-base stopped outputting error messages
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426360
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