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

[Prof Brian Ripley]

Here is the NEWS item, for 2.5.0

     o	options(device = ) now accepts a function object as well as
 	the name of a function.

The construct in the subject line has been broken ever since.

On Thu, 8 May 2008, Peter Dalgaard wrote:

> 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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