"open with" rstudio starts IDE but file not opened in 2024.12.0-467 but works with 2024.09.1 Build 394

The subject gives the problem. Environment is Linux Mint 22 (6.8.0-51-generic kernel). Most recent rstudio IDE will start, but file is not there. Bug? Or is there some change in setup I need to use?

John Nash

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I have the same setup (Mint 22, same kernel, same RStudio version) and it works fine for me (so far, at least). Someone else just reported the same symptom on a Mac. If you open and close RStudio and then use "open with" on the R file, does it work properly? I wonder if this is some kind of timing issue.

As I reverted, I tried installing 467 in an LM 22 virtual machine and got same behaviour, even
after starting it once without "open with". Very odd.

JN

Does this happen with multiple R scripts, or is there one particular file that is a problem child?

Just tried with 3 different files and one try didn't work (the first), then others did.
Closed R studio, tried again. Worked. Closed. Tried again -- didn't work once.
Seems intermittent. If rstudio open, or was closed with an open file, then it seems
(so far at least) to work consistently.

As suggested, it may be a timing issue somewhere during the launch.

It is not a critical error; more an annoyance and a surprise.

JN

I take it you randomized the order (so that the first file tried varied)? Considering that R and RStudio are designed for people working with random data, you'd think we'd be more comfortable with stochastic app behavior. :wink:

Thanks for the bug report -- this is a known issue with the current release, and is currently being tracked here.