Re: [Rd] Bug: floating point bug in nclass.FD can cause hist() to crash

2017-05-20 Thread Sietse Brouwer
Hi, all, Sietse wrote: > Floating point errors can cause a data vector to have an ultra-small > inter-quartile range, which causes `grDevices::nclass.FD` to suggest > an absurdly large number of breaks to `graphics::hist(breaks="FD")`. > Because this large float becomes NA when converted to intege

[Rd] Bug: floating point bug in nclass.FD can cause hist() to crash

2017-05-18 Thread Sietse Brouwer
appreciated. Kind regards, Sietse Sietse Brouwer Summary --- Floating point errors can cause a data vector to have an ultra-small inter-quartile range, which causes `grDevices::nclass.FD` to suggest an absurdly large number of breaks to `graphics::hist(breaks="FD")`. Because this large flo

[Rd] What is "R NEWS format"?

2010-11-14 Thread Sietse Brouwer
ttice/NEWS The main reference I could find was to 'GNU news files', but that one's more about form than contents, too. So, the NEWS file that goes in the top of the package tree. Is there a standard format that should be followed; or should there be one? All answers appreciated. Kind