[Rd] R-1.7.0 beta available

[Marc Schwartz]

Roger Peng wrote:
> I get an error when running `make check-all' fails on:
> 
> R-1.7.0beta_latest.tar.gz        26-Mar-2003 16:08   8.8M 
> 
> Here's the very end of tests/Examples/base-Ex.Rout.fail:
> 
> 
>>### * object.size
>>
>>### Name: object.size
>>### Title: Report the Space Allocated for an Object
>>### Aliases: object.size
>>### Keywords: utilities
>>
>>### ** Examples
>>
>>object.size(letters)
> 
> [1] 340
> 
>>object.size(ls)
> 
> [1] 7872
> 
>>## find the 10 largest objects in base
>>z <- sapply(ls("package:base"), function(x) object.size(get(x)))
> 
> Error in get(x) : F used instead of FALSE
> Execution halted
> 
> -roger
> _______________________________
> UCLA Department of Statistics
> rpeng at stat.ucla.edu
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Confirmed Roger's finding on RH 8.0, otherwise it compiles fine.

As an aside, RH 9 to be called 'Shrike', (curiously skipping 8.1 due to 
binary incompatibility issues) will be available on March 31 to paid RHN 
subscribers. It will be available a week later to all folks.

Folks doing development may want to be aware, if not already, of the 
change in the threading approach used in RH 9 which will go to the 
Native POSIX Threads Library. Some very brief information on the change 
and possible application related problems is available here:

https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/phoebe-list/2003-March/004919.html

There is also a white paper here:

http://people.redhat.com/drepper/nptl-design.pdf

I raise this in case this might in any way affect anyone's development 
considerations.

HTH,

Marc Schwartz