[R] .Random.seed(0) is not a valid Normal type

[Patrick Connolly]

According to Hartmut Oldenbuerger:
|> 
|> Dear Peter Dalgaard, Brian Ripley, and R-Community,
|> 
|> > > after compiling and installing R 1.2.2., I started 'demo(graphics)' for
|> > > a test, and got:
|> > > 
|> > > 'Error in rnorm(0): .Random.seed(0) is not a Normal type'
|>      My TypingErr:  ^50 is correct !
|>      It occured in just the first part of 'demo(graphics)'.
|> 
|> > This doesn't normally happen. Did you by any chance load an old
|> > workspace (.RData) on startup? 
|> > 
|>   Yes!! After moving .RData away to .old.RData the error vanished !

I had the same problem after upgrading from 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 but all I
did to fix it was rm(.Random.seed) which as far as I can tell does not
break anything.  I've seldom had a use for .Random.seed so I had no
qualms.

It does niggle me slightly, though, trying to work out if this
behaviour is a feature or a bug (even if very minor).


best

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