>> more than ASCII format, what we need is the preferred form for making >> modifications. Binary format by itself is not a problem since there is no >> loss >> of information between both formats. I am not against including a text dump >> of >> the R object, but I would like to make clear that if this becomes a >> requirement >> for R packages to enter in Debian, then many packages from the gnu-r section >> are probably RC-buggy…
> I would like to know your conclusion on *Rdata files. They are example data > files for the documentation and the regression tests. Many r-cran-* packages > contain them. My personal opinion is that since they can be read, written, > modified, and exported with R, they are a ‘preferential form’ for > modification. > I am currently holding my work on the r-cran-* packages I co-maintain until I > get your answer. How are they usually modified? The format in which that happens is what we need (together with the ability to do that within Debian). -- bye, Joerg http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/How_to_win_an_argument -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
