The R-2.9.2.tar.gz file, when unpacked, contains a small number of files ending with an "~" -- usually backup files, which should probably not find their way into an actual release:
sch...@sib-pc45:~/R/upstream/R-2.9.2$ find . -name \*~ ./src/library/base/R/eval.R~ ./src/library/base/man/expand.grid.Rd~ ./src/library/base/man/with.Rd~ ./src/library/graphics/R/rect.R~ ./src/library/stats/R/mlm.R~ ./src/library/utils/R/de.R~ ./src/library/utils/man/combn.Rd~ ./src/library/stats4/R/mle.R~ ./src/library/stats4/man/profile-methods.Rd~ Frédéric ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel