summary: can/should one remotely run ESS on R using tramp? If so,
please help with problem (see below) starting remote R process.
details:
I've started working with large netCDF datafiles which live on a linux
cluster to which I have access, but not root. The cluster has an
uplevel R and NetCDF libraries (and particularly has the prerequisites
for R package=ncdf4) but downlevel emacs. By contrast, my linux laptop
has uplevel emacs, but can't currently run ncdf4. Hence I'd prefer to
run emacs and ESS on my laptop, and R and ncdf4 on the cluster.
I note the ESS docs state
http://ess.r-project.org/Manual/ess.html#ESS-processes-on-Remote-Computers
3.3 ESS processes on Remote Computers
ESS works with processes on remote computers as easily as with
processes on the local machine. The recommended way to access [R] on
a remote computer is to start it from a telnet or ssh buffer and
then connect ESS to that buffer.
1 Start a new telnet or ssh buffer and connect to the remote
computer (e.g. use ‘M-x telnet’ or ‘M-x ssh’; ssh.el is available
at
ftp://ftp.splode.com/pub/users/friedman/emacs-lisp/ssh.el
However IIRC ssh.el is quite old and has been long superceded by
tramp: am I missing something? I also note