[Rd] R-2.8.0 : get platform device with get(getOption("device"))

[Peter Dalgaard]

Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> Please do study the posting guide.  This was covered recently:
>
> https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2008-April/049319.html
Nevertheless, perhaps an explicit NEWS entry could be warranted, 
something like

   o    The "device" option can now be a function, and is one in some 
standard setups. Consequentially, get(getOption("device")) will fail; 
programmers should usually use dev.new() instead.

>
>
> On Wed, 7 May 2008, Frédéric Lafitte wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a R-package that works fine with R 2.7.0 (it builds, checks and
>> installs) but not with R 2.8.0.
>
> There is no 'R 2.8.0' and will not be for some months.  You probably 
> mean R-devel, but your code has been erroneous since R 2.5.0.
>
>> Running check in 2.8.0 gives the following output :
>> [...]
>> * checking examples ... ERROR
>> [...]
>> The error most likely occurred in:
>> [...]
>>> dev <- show.pr(mr.tbl, col="green", type="b")
>> Error in get(getOption("device")) : invalid first argument
>> Calls: show.pr -> get
>> Execution halted
>>
>> How can I change this code so that it works fine with R 2.8.0?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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