Yep, bind.c:do_bind has
switch(mode) {
case NILSXP:
case LGLSXP:
case INTSXP:
case REALSXP:
case CPLXSXP:
case STRSXP:
break;
default:
errorcall(call, "cannot create a matrix from these types");
}
Looks like a fairly simple fix to me.
-thomas