>> 1. avoid clicking on the "R version 2.8.1" link - that takes you to a >> directory listing of strangely named files >> >> 2. recognise that you need to click on an CRAN (what is a cran?) >> >> 3. successfully select a mirror that is up-to-date (with no >> information about which mirrors are up-to-date) >> >> 4. click Windows (ok, this one is easy) >> >> 5. guess that base is the "distribution" that you want >> >> 6. phew, you're there (but don't follow the advice to download from a >> mirror near you or you'll be back at step 3) >> > > Its even more confusing than that because actually you're not there > yet! You have to click on the unobtrusive patched link and then > download that or you get the version with the bugs.
Wow, I'd never noticed that before! Hadley -- http://had.co.nz/ ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
