[Rd] 'javareconf -e' as normal user (PR#12544)

2008-08-15 Thread bugs
Full_Name: Rune Philosof Version: 2.6.2 and 2.7.1 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 Submission from: (NULL) (130.226.87.177) When I try to install rJava I am requested to run 'R CMD javareconf -e' if I don't have root access. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ R CMD javareconf -e shift: 59: can't shift that many _

Re: [Rd] extending the derivs table/fools rushing in

2008-08-15 Thread Ben Bolker
Gabor Grothendieck wrote: > If they are on Windows installing Yacas is just a matter > of issuing a single R command with no arguments. > yacas grabs it from the net and installs it automaticaly > without any further user interaction. It also reminds you > to give the command and tells you exactly

Re: [Rd] [R] RNG Cycle and Duplication (PR#12540)

2008-08-15 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008, Shengqiao Li wrote: Professor Ripley, Thank you for your solution. So the last paragraph of the Note in RNG help page will be updated since Wichmann-Hill is different from other supplied uniform generators in the number of distinct values? Please read and follow the R

[Rd] Constructor blah() vs. as.blah()

2008-08-15 Thread jhallman
When should we use one versus the other? If I'm designing an S3 class "blah", should I just implement blah <- function(x, ...) UseMethod("blah") and then a bunch of blah.whatever() functions, including blah.default()? Or should I do as.blah <- function(x, ...) UseMethod("as.blah") with a bunch

Re: [Rd] [R] RNG Cycle and Duplication (PR#12540)

2008-08-15 Thread Shengqiao Li
Professor Ripley, Thank you for your solution. So the last paragraph of the Note in RNG help page will be updated since Wichmann-Hill is different from other supplied uniform generators in the number of distinct values? Shengqiao Li On Fri, 15 Aug 2008, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: Remember

[Rd] error in help page of function interpSpline of package splines in R-devel

2008-08-15 Thread Mark Kimpel
Unless I am misreading something, I believe there is an error in the help page of function interpSpline of package splines in R-devel. The function prototype reads: interpSpline(obj1, obj2, bSpline = FALSE, period = NULL, na.action = na.fail) whereas in the Arguments section, under na.action, th

Re: [Rd] [R] RNG Cycle and Duplication (PR#12540)

2008-08-15 Thread Shengqiao Li
Thank you for your reply and for your suggestion. So the note in man page could be more accurate since for an end user, man page should be more helpful and source code is mainly for developers. I was also adviced to use Knuth's double version RANARRAY from http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/

Re: [Rd] Constructor blah() vs. as.blah()

2008-08-15 Thread Henrik Bengtsson
This thread is going to be a lot about matter of tastes, but at least I would think of blah() as a constructor function and as.blah() as a coerce function. There should always be one constructor function, but providing coerce functions is optional. Furthermore, the constructor function should be

Re: [Rd] [R] RNG Cycle and Duplication (PR#12540)

2008-08-15 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 15/08/2008 10:28 AM, Shengqiao Li wrote: Thank you for your reply and for your suggestion. So the note in man page could be more accurate since for an end user, man page should be more helpful and source code is mainly for developers. I was also adviced to use Knuth's double version RANARR