[Rd] update.packages and incorrect "Version" (PR#1022)

[Kurt Hornik]

>>>>> Torsten Hothorn writes:

> `update.packages' fails when a package with incorrect Version field is
> found in R_LIBS:

>> update.packages()
> trying URL `http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/PACKAGES'
> Content type `text/plain' length 49161 bytes
> opened URL
> .......... .......... .......... .......... ........
> downloaded 48Kb

> Error in if (a[k] > b[k]) return(TRUE) else if (a[k] < b[k]) return(FALSE) : 
>         missing value where logical needed
> In addition: Warning message: 
> NAs introduced by coercion 

> The error comes from `newerVersion'. For me, the DESCRIPTION file of gee
> contains:

> ...

Thanks.  Should be fixed now.

-k
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