[Rd] R.version.string (Re: MikTeX will be assumed in R 2.2.0 in Windows)

[Duncan Murdoch]

Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
> On 9/9/05, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca> wrote:
> 
>>I've just committed some changes to allow R to be built and to use
>>MikTeX without needing the Rd.sty files to be installed to localtexmf.
>>Unfortunately, the changes are not compatible with other TeX packages,
>>so if you're not using MikTeX you'll need to edit a couple of the config
>>files (or set an environment variable).
>>
>>I'd appreciate hearing of any problems during the alpha or beta test period.
>>
>>A binary build containing the changes should be on CRAN tomorrow or the
>>next day.  Look for revision 35546 or higher.
> 
> 
> Note that R.version.string in R 2.2.0 2005-09-03 does not give
> this sort of version information.  If we are going to use this style
> I suggest we modify R.version.string accordingly.

You can get the revision number from the startup banner if you download 
a binary build.

Duncan Murdoch