R-beta: Not loading C library
Martin Maechler
Martin Maechler <maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch>
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 09:31:07 +0200
>>>>> "PaulG" == Paul Gilbert <pgilbert@bank-banque-canada.ca> writes:
>> I try sourcing test.R from the 'class' package, I get this error:
>> EError in .C("VR_knn1", as.integer(ntr), as.integer(nte),
>> as.integer(p), : C/Fortran function not in load table
PaulG> I haven't used this package but you should be using
PaulG> library("class") rather than source to get class.so loaded. Also
PaulG> beware, (R-devel: I HOPE THIS SIMPLE BUG IS FIXED IN NEW
PaulG> RELEASES OF R BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A LOT OF
PaulG> UNNECESSARY PROBLEMS)
You mean, "source(..)" instead of "library(..)" ?
``No way!''
1) Packages (formerly know as "libraries") are attached to a different
place on the search() list, whereas source(.) would mix the package
objects with your own objects.
Nobody should encourage this.
2) Packages may load compiled code (see below) which is done using
library.dynam (in 0.61.x) or rather
library.dynam WITHIN a .First.lib function (from 0.62.0 on).
PaulG> there was a message once on r-devel about
PaulG> a bug in library.dynam which may be causing the problem. I've
PaulG> lost the message, but as I recall, if you save your workspace
PaulG> when you q() (ie. create the .RData file) then when R starts it
PaulG> reloads a variable .Dyn.libs which indicates libraries which
PaulG> have been loaded (even though they are not yet loaded in the new
PaulG> session). I think if you rm(.Dyn.libs) before you do
PaulG> library("class") then it may work.
You are correct, Paul.
However, this bug was fixed ``from 0.61.1 to 0.61.2''.
As was said by our release master, Peter Dalgaard,
0.61.2 has been a bug fix release where we have been careful not to
introduce any new bugs (and for that reason did not include
several nice new features of the development version).
Martin.
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