[Rd] Use of Rd2txt on .Rd files from rw-1.0.0 (PR#498)

[john.maindonald@anu.edu.au]

>From e980153 Tue Mar 21 18:50:55 2000
To: bates@stat.wisc.edu
Subject: Use of Rd2txt on .Rd files from rw-1.0.0

Files generated using prompt.data.frame() under rw-1.0.0 get
scrambled (mildly) when I process them under Rd2txt on Solaris,
(using R-devel 1.1.0).
Files generated under R-devel 1.1 on Solaris are processed ok.

The .Rd files from the two sources look identical. The problem 
is likely to be with Rd2txt, I guess.

Here is an example.  I give only the first part of the output,
where the problem occurs.
=========================================================
Kiwifruit data

Description:

 Kiwifruitkiwishade' data frame has 48 rows and 3 columns.
     shading trial

Format:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

      yield a numeric vector

 `west'  ck a factor with levels

 `Feb2May'  a factor with levels
            `none' 

Details:

............
=========================================================

Here is what I expected to get, and do get when the .Rd file
is generated under Solaris:

=========================================================
Kiwifruit data

Description:

     The `kiwishade' data frame has 48 rows and 3 columns. Kiwifruit
     shading trial

Format:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

      yield a numeric vector

      block a factor with levels `east'  `north'  `west' 

      shade a factor with levels `Aug2Dec'  `Dec2Feb'  `Feb2May' 
            `none'
............
=========================================================

Here is the .Rd file, from the PC, then editing using emacs
under Solaris.  However the same scrambling occurs when the
files is processed without editing.
=========================================================
\name{kiwishade}
\alias{kiwishade}
\non_function{}
\title{Kiwifruit data}
\description{
The \code{kiwishade} data frame has 48 rows and 3 columns.
Kiwifruit shading trial
}
\format{
This data frame contains the following columns:
\describe{
\item{yield}{
a numeric vector
}
\item{block}{
a factor with levels
\code{east} 
\code{north} 
\code{west} 
}
\item{shade}{
a factor with levels
\code{Aug2Dec} 
\code{Dec2Feb} 
\code{Feb2May} 
\code{none} 
}
}
}
\details{

}
\source{
Snelgar at al.
}
\examples{
data(kiwishade)
}
\keyword{datasets}
=========================================================

John Maindonald               email : john.maindonald@anu.edu.au        
Statistical Consulting Unit,  phone : (6249)3998        
c/o CMA, SMS,                 fax   : (6249)5549  
John Dedman Mathematical Sciences Building
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
Australia


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