> From: Tony Plate > > At Tuesday 10:00 AM 11/2/2004, Dan Bolser wrote: > > >Would you mind telling me how to get at the documentation > source code? > > Download and unpack the source, then look for the appropriate .Rd > file. For example, in my copy of the source for R-1.9.1 > (old, don't work > with this!), I find > C:\R\R-1.9.1\src\library\graphics\man\barplot.Rd (If > this is not the appropriate source file, someone please say so!)
Starting with R-2.0.0, the Windows binary installer has an option for installing the Rd files for at least R itself (not sure about recommended packages), I believe exactly for the purpose that users can submit suggested patches. > >Is there a - how to change the documentation document? ( I > will make one > >if you give me some instructions.... > > I don't think such a document exists, but I'm not the person > to help with this. The `Writing R Extensions' manual has a section on how to write the Rd file. I'm not sure how one would write a document that describes how to change a Rd file... > >I guess I can just edit a copy of the source and diff the > original and > >send the diff ? > > Again, a member of R-core who might actually vet the changes > and put them > into the repository would be the appropriate one to comment on this. > > Previous topics with the subject "Help Documentation" (which > got filed with > bug report numbers 6713, 6716, and 6717) also address this > issue. (these > appeared in March 2004). When I find typos in the documentation, I just post them to R-devel. R Core has been very responsive to such posts. Best, Andy > -- Tony Plate > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
