[Rd] Typo/bug in R-3.6.0/src/scripts/config ?

[Martin Maechler]

>>>>> Paul Wikramaratna 
>>>>>     on Thu, 23 May 2019 12:32:53 +0000 writes:

    > Hi there,
    > I think there is a typo in the src/scripts/config file for R 3.6.0


    > This is my R version:


    > platform       x86_64-suse-linux-gnu
    > arch           x86_64
    > os             linux-gnu
    > system         x86_64, linux-gnu
    > status
    > major          3
    > minor          6.0
    > year           2019
    > month          04
    > day            26
    > svn rev        76424
    > language       R
    > version.string R version 3.6.0 (2019-04-26)
    > nickname       Planting of a Tree


    > I think that on line 277 of src/scripts/config "CXX17PICFLAGSS" should read "CXX17PICFLAGS"


    > On my UNIX-alike, without this change I get:


    > R CMD config CXX17PICFLAGS
    > ERROR: no information for variable 'CXX17PICFLAGS'


    > but if I delete the second S, then I get:


    > R CMD config CXX17PICFLAGS
    > -fPIC


    > which is the same as on R 3.5.2


    > Have had a look and couldn't see an existing bug report, apologies if I missed it (am trying to follow the advice here: https://www.r-project.org/bugs.html)<https://www.r-project.org/bugs.html>.


    > Best, Paul

Thank you, Paul!

The typo is fixed in the sources of both "R-devel" and "R 3.6.0
patched" now.

With grateful regards,
Martin
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Martin Maechler
ETH Zurich and R Core Team