R-alpha: autoload -- cool!
Martin Maechler
Martin Maechler <maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch>
Fri, 15 Aug 1997 09:45:41 +0200
>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Lumley <thomas@biostat.washington.edu> writes:
Thomas> I have made an autoload library, with a nicer version of the
Thomas> autoload code I posted a few weeks ago. It now stores things
Thomas> in a special environment and it will re-autoload libraries that
Thomas> have been detached. It only works with the new alpha R. The
Thomas> syntax is eg autoload("line","eda") to automatically load
Thomas> library("eda") when the function line() is invoked.
Thomas> The library file is at
Thomas> http://www.biostat.washington.edu/~thomas/autoload.tar.gz
I did not try it (yet);
however, it's such a cool idea that I think
it should make its way into "R base" !
Martin
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