[R] kernlab: ksvm() bug?

[Ben Bolker]

Immanuel <mane.desk <at> googlemail.com> writes:

> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm trying to run a gird parameter search for a svm.
> Therefore I'M using the  ksvm function from the kernlab package.
> ----
> svp <- ksvm(Ktrain,ytrain,type="nu-svc",nu=C)
> ----
> 
> The problem is that the optimization algorithm does not return
> for certain parameters.
> 
> I tried to use setTimeLimit() but that doesn't seem to help.
> I suspect that ksvm() calls c code that does not respond to the time limit.
> 
> I don't know what else to try. 

  I would suggest that you (1) try to come up with a reproducible
example <http://tinyurl.com/reproducible-000> (that may help you 
narrow down the diagnosis too) and (2) contact the package
maintainers.

> Should this be considered to be a bug?
> Does anyone know a workaround?

  Not me.