On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 28 Apr 2004 at 13:53, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > > > On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > . > . > > I don't see why: package base is never unloaded so that hook function > > is never run. (Indeed, no package/namespace is unloaded except by > > explicit user action, in particular not when R is terminated.) > > > > > So there are also other tmpdirs made by R. Why, where, and why are > > > they not removed at exit (when their content are removed)? > > > > They are removed by R. This is a Windows-only bug, as Windows > > sometimes does not act on commands to remove empty directories (but > > only sometimes). > > So is there anything I can do to remedy this nuisance (apart from > reinstalling a newer XP (other messages indicates that can give > surprises!) or changing OS)?
Well, there is nothing I know how to do. Someone else may know how to workaround the Windows bug. > > Kjetil Halvorsen > > Session temporary directories should only be left > > around when a session crashes. > > > > -- > > 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-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > > -- 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-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
