[R] RE:Building R packages under Windows.

[Duncan Golicher]

Prof Ripley has quite rightly pointed out that my previous comment could 
be (quite wrongly) interpreted as denigrating the work of the R team. 
This was far from my intention. I apologise to all concerned for a 
terribly flippant remark that was certainly not meant as a criticism of 
anyone. It came out wrong. Like all other R users I am deeply indebted 
to the work of the R core team and marvel at the selflessness and 
generosity of all concerned. All I meant to say was that user base of R 
has expanded enormously since the excellent documentation was written 
and it is only natural that some elements do not reflect this. The fact 
that package building turns out to be much easier than it looks to be 
when you first read "Writing R extensions" is a complement to the 
tremendous work of R developers, not a denigration.

Deepest apologies again to all for my clumsiness,

Duncan Golicher


Duncan Golicher
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