Hi r-devel, The R_ParseVector has been changed in R-2.5.0, and there is a simple description about the 4th argument at http://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-patched/NEWS, it says that: "R_ParseVector() has a new 4th argument 'SEXP srcfile' allowing source references to be attached to the returned expression list. " I do not quite understand the purpose of adding the 4th argument. Would some experts explain this function in details? Thank you very much! [[alternative HTML version deleted]]