Patrick Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It might save on confusion if "base" only had one meaning. > > The package name could be changed to something like > "lang" or "kernel". If changing the package name is too > bothersome, the broader concept of base could be renamed, > but I haven't thought of a new name that I like at all.
> > Package maintainers should start adapting to any changes in base. Hmm, now why didn't anyone complain when that phrase was used for 1.8.0? :-) True, this refers to everything that is going to be in R-1.9.0.tgz. In particular several packages depend on the methods package and might be sensitive to changes therein. Anyways, it means: Install the alpha/beta releases and check your packages for breakage. -- O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Blegdamsvej 3 c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics 2200 Cph. N (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) 35327918 ~~~~~~~~~~ - ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) FAX: (+45) 35327907 ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel