On Fri, 26 Mar 2004, Thomas Lumley wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Mar 2004, Thomas Lumley wrote:
>
> >
> > Yep, bind.c:do_bind has
> >
> > switch(mode) {
> > case NILSXP:
> > case LGLSXP:
> > case INTSXP:
> > case REALSXP:
> > case CPLXSXP:
> > case STRSXP:
> > break;
> > default:
> > errorcall(call, "cannot create a matrix from these types");
> > }
> >
> >
> > Looks like a fairly simple fix to me.
>
> Not any more it doesn't. bind.c:AnswerType puts lists together with
> pairlists and who knows what else in its `other' class, so a bit more
> thought and coding is needed.
>
> It should be fairly straightforward, but it's not a localised change.
That's not the main problem area: the actual cbind code does not handle
vector lists. I've treated it as a documentation fix / enhancement
request.
Brian
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