[RsR] Where can I find the source code for cov.rob?

[Teruko Takada]

Dear all,

Please let me know where I can find all the related
source codes (possibly R and C) for cov.rob()
which is the function for minimum volume ellipsoid
estimation.

I found that the R function cov.rob() exhibits
excellent performance in analyzing the tail behavior
of those data distributed as fat-tailed.
Therefore, I would like to examine all the detailed
source codes for the computation of cov.rob().

After installation of R binary packages,
the library MASS is located as R/library/MASS
where all the other packages are placed.
However, in the R source file packages
(R-2.8.1.tar.gz and R-latest.tar.gz),
the library MASS cannot be found under the folder
R*/src/library, where all the package
folders are supposed to be placed.

In the package VR, I found MASS.c and cov.trob.R.
Though cov.rob is explained in the manual of VR,
I cannot find the source code in the package VR.

I greatly appreciate your help, in advance.

Best regards,

p.s. This is the first time for me to submit to this
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inappropriate things.