Note that `R base' could mean the base package or the R distribution, and I don't know which is meant. Could one of you please clarify?
The base package in R-devel is much reduced, but these could be a candidates for the `utils' (or perhaps `tools') packages. On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Patrick Burns wrote: > Warnes, Gregory R wrote: > > > > > > >>1. Add "head" and "tail" to R base. > >> Patrick Burns has these: > >>http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/public.html#genutil > >> Very handy functions for checking data manipulation. > >> > >> > > > > > >How about we just add these to a package available on CRAN? How about we > >just make a package of the Burns Statistics functions? There are already > >.Rd files... > > > > This sounds suspiciously like an editorial "we". > > I do have plans of a package of Burns Statistics functions, but haven't > got around to it yet. However, I do agree with Kevin that "head" and > "tail" are good candidates for base (though I'm not sure it would be > number 1 on my wishlist). "head" and especially "tail" have value in > programming as well as interactive use, which I think is a stronger > argument for inclusion in base than just being handy interactively. > > Patrick Burns > > Burns Statistics > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +44 (0)20 8525 0696 > http://www.burns-stat.com > (home of S Poetry and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User") > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
