[R] ffnet problem

[Liaw, Andy]

Given that those files are dated 27/06/2000, they are unlikely to work with
the current version of R.  (R has changed quite a bit since 2000!!)

Don't know why/how the code depends on NR codes, as one can find better
quality code in many instances.  It might not be too difficult to get rid of
the dependency on NR codes.

BTW, why not use nnet in the VR bundle?  (Obviously I have not looked at
ffnet at all...)

Best,
Andy

> From: Dirk Eddelbuettel
> 
> On Mon, May 31, 2004 at 10:38:37PM +0200, 
> v.demartino2 at virgilio.it wrote:
> > 
> > >> 
> > >> I've just installed the contributed ffnet package wit no 
> problem at all.
> > >
> > >"No problem at all" seems unlikely in light of ...
> > 
> > Dirk,
> > 
> > You're right! 
> > Here you are what happened:
> > 
> > desktop:/tmp# R INSTALL -l /usr/local/lib/R/library ffnet/
> > * Installing *source* package 'ffnet' ...
> > ** libs
> > make: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> > ** R
> > ** help
> >  >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'ffnet'
> >      Formats: text html latex example
> > ......................................................
> > ......................................................
> > 
> > And  the compilation of ffnet commands kept going on as 
> though  there had
> > been no problems.... This was somewhat misleading to a newbye!!
> > 
> > Anyway, what steps should I take now?
> 
> Don't know, sorry. But looking at the comment in
> 
      http://cran.r-project.org/contrib/extra/ffnet/ReadMe

it would appear that one needs additional sources to build ffnet. Also, if
the package built reliably, it would probably reside in the main part of
CRAN rather than in the contrib/extra directory.

Dirk

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