[R] cacheMetaData in R-1.6.0

[Laurent Gautier]

On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 01:29:51PM +0200, Martin Maechler wrote:
> >>>>> "Laurent" == Laurent Gautier <laurent at cbs.dtu.dk>
> >>>>>     on Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:20:10 +0200 writes:
> 
>     Laurent> Hi, I upgraded to R-1.6.0 and I am facing the
>     Laurent> following error when loading a package I am working
>     Laurent> on.
> 
> 
>     Laurent> Error in mlistMetaName(f) : No way to associate a
>     Laurent> generic function with an object of class "NULL"
>     Laurent> Error in library(affy) : .First.lib failed
> 
>     Laurent> This happen when I do
>     Laurent> cacheMetaData(as.environment(where)) in the
>     Laurent> .First.lib function
> 
>     Laurent> Any hint ?
> 
> Try to reinstall "affy".


...I did... (it would have too easy ;) )...

> 
> {I'm answering because the expert here is probably not yet at
>  work ..}
> 

Thanks.

> All packages using S4 methods/classes are installed as
> ``binary'', and the problem could be that the internal metadata
> representation of these things was extended changed from 1.5.x to 1.6.
> 
> This would mean you should probably re-install most bioconductor
> packages since most of these rely on the modern methods.
> 

The funny thing is that 'Biobase' behaves nicely... 


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