Re: [Rd] Help please: please test timestamping of command history

2006-03-27 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 3/27/2006 1:47 AM, Martin Maechler wrote: > [from a semi-private diversion of the R-devel thread ] > >> "Duncan" == Duncan Murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:28:30 -0500 writes: > > Duncan> On 3/25/2006 11:30 AM, Martin Maechler wrote: > >> Hi Duncan, >

Re: [Rd] Help please: please test timestamping of command history

2006-03-26 Thread Martin Maechler
[from a semi-private diversion of the R-devel thread ] > "Duncan" == Duncan Murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:28:30 -0500 writes: Duncan> On 3/25/2006 11:30 AM, Martin Maechler wrote: >> Hi Duncan, >> >> I think all ESS users don't use history() bec

Re: [Rd] Help please: please test timestamping of command history

2006-03-26 Thread Duncan Murdoch
I managed to get an R build going on a Linux box, and tested the changes there. Now they're committed to R-devel. Duncan Murdoch On 3/25/2006 2:58 PM, Duncan Murdoch wrote: > On 3/25/2006 11:30 AM, Martin Maechler wrote: >> Hi Duncan, >> >> I think all ESS users don't use history() because ESS

Re: [Rd] Help please: please test timestamping of command history

2006-03-25 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 3/25/2006 11:30 AM, Martin Maechler wrote: > Hi Duncan, > > I think all ESS users don't use history() because ESS calls R > with "--no-readline" (Unix) > or "--ess" (Windows & Cygwin) > > I'd wish that in that case, and probably also in BATCH mode, > timestamp() should write the time st

Re: [Rd] Help please: please test timestamping of command history

2006-03-25 Thread Martin Maechler
Hi Duncan, I think all ESS users don't use history() because ESS calls R with "--no-readline" (Unix) or "--ess" (Windows & Cygwin) I'd wish that in that case, and probably also in BATCH mode, timestamp() should write the time stamp prefixed by "##" to the "R console" (to R's stdout); when

[Rd] Help please: please test timestamping of command history

2006-03-24 Thread Duncan Murdoch
[ Moved from R-help] Duncan Mackay wrote: Hi all, On the subject of histories, how about changing the default value of "max.show" from 25 to Inf? I find that the line of code I'm looking for is ALWAYS on the 26th line back from the end of the default history!! Also, re changing the amount of his