[R] How to see a R function's code

[Uwe Ligges]

On 08.03.2015 02:45, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
> Most (perhaps all) packages are byte-compiled now. You can often see decompiled code by entering the name of the function without parentheses, or using the getAnywhere function. For base R functions you should probably download the R source tar file separately and unpack it to a convenient location of your choice and dig in.
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> On March 7, 2015 2:52:51 PM PST, TeeJay <tommesmcpommes at gmx.net> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I know this is quite an old post but I am wondering if the answer still
>> applies!?
>>
>> I would like to access the boxplot function. So, I tried to follow the
>> instruction of Uwe Ligges’s article  “Accessing the Sources”
>> <http://cran.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2006-4.pdf>  . However, in
>> “$RHOME/src/library/” there is no graphics folder!

Just unpack the R sources and it is there.

Best,
Uwe Ligges


At this location I
>> only
>> have a “windlgs” folder. I have a graphics folder in “$RHOME/library/”
>> though. But I am not able to find a “plot.R” in any of the subfolders
>> as
>> mentioned in Uwe’s article.
>>
>> Furthermore, if I debug into the boxplot function in RStudio, I get a
>> warning stating “Debug location is approximate because the source is
>> not
>> available”.
>>
>> I already tried to reinstall R but that also did not add the “graphics”
>> folder to the “src” folder. Any ideas are appreciated a lot!
>>
>>
>>
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