Error identifying terminal

[jooyoungseo]

Type: Bug

It looks like there is an error identifying my R terminal when executing R command. I am attaching the screen shot below.

Extension version: 2.8.2
VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.85.0-insider (af28b32d7e553898b2a91af498b1fb666fdebe0c, 2023-12-06T11:15:22.766Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:

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Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	15.71GB (6.17GB free)
Process Argv	C:\Users\jseo1005\OneDrive - University of Illinois - Urbana\Desktop\source.R --crash-reporter-id b05b88e5-8894-4031-ae34-fa034ebddea9
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[camilogarciabotero]

Hi,

I have a similar issue when trying to attach R to the terminal. I am now with the released version of VS code (v1.85.0). The output says:

.vsc.attach()
Fatal error: cannot create 'R_TempDir'

I am posting here because it looks related. Yet I am working from a remote cluster with CentOS v8. If more info is needed I will be looking forward to providing it.

[tomasnobrega]

Hi, were you able to fix it? I am running into exactly the same error message

[andycraig]

Previously this error had its root cause in a bug in VS Code itself. #385 I wonder if that bug has reappeared.

@jooyoungseo Thank you for reporting this!

@camilogarciabotero I think that's probably a different bug.

@tomasnobrega Would you be able to post the screenshot too? Thank you.

[xinzhuohkust]

Got the same error.

Version: 1.87.0 (user setup) Commit: 019f4d1419fbc8219a181fab7892ebccf7ee29a2 Date: 2024-02-27T23:41:44.469Z Electron: 27.3.2 ElectronBuildId: 26836302 Chromium: 118.0.5993.159 Node.js: 18.17.1 V8: 11.8.172.18-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

[andycraig]

@xinzhuohkust Thank you!

@jooyoungseo @tomasnobrega @xinzhuohkust Have you noticed any pattern to when this happens? After using VS Code for a while, after closing several terminals, only when using remote etc.?

[camilogarciabotero]

My issue was related to intermediate files in the temp. I found this StackOverflow answer. And worked for me:

find . -type d -name 'Rtmp*' -exec rm -r -v {} \;

[tomasnobrega]

I get the same error as @xinzhuohkust:

After I kill the currently active R terminal and then try to run a line from my R script using "Command + Enter," the command does not execute as expected. However, if I manually open a new terminal, type "R" to start an R session, and then use "Command + Enter," I can run lines from my script without any problems. I'm not sure why this is happening, but it appears that the automatic creation of a new R terminal after killing the previous one is not functioning correctly.

VSCode Version: 1.87.0 (Universal)
Commit: 019f4d1419fbc8219a181fab7892ebccf7ee29a2
Date: 2024-02-27T23:42:56.944Z
Electron: 27.3.2
ElectronBuildId: 26836302
Chromium: 118.0.5993.159
Node.js: 18.17.1
V8: 11.8.172.18-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.3.0

[tomasnobrega]

Not sure if anything was made, but this issue is not happening with me anymore. I didn't change anything on my end, not that I am aware anyways.

[tomasnobrega]

Hi guys, I faced this issue again.

I spent a lot of hours trying to come up with the underlying cause and I think I have finally identified it. The two conflicting terminals are "zsh" and "Python zsh".

For me, the issue is related with the interaction between VSCode Python extension and R extension. I recently used Python in my work, I think it "woke up" the python extension and made the error happen.

If I deactivate the Python extension, R extension works fine. I believe the Python extension makes another terminal and this is creating a bug with how the rTerminal.js handles the condition (vscode.window.terminals.length === 1)

I am sorry but coding the solution is outside my expertise, however if someone could please look into it, I would be very grateful. I also think this is something that can happen to more people, since it only requires having both extensions together

[andycraig]

This should be solved now thanks to #1511. Thank you @tomasnobrega!