Re: [Rd] Testing R build when using --without-recommended-packages?

2021-05-05 Thread Henrik Bengtsson
On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 2:13 AM Martin Maechler wrote: > > > Gabriel Becker > > on Tue, 4 May 2021 14:40:22 -0700 writes: > > > Hmm, that's fair enough Ben, I stand corrected. I will say that this > seems > > to be a pretty "soft" recommendation, as these things go, given that

Re: [Rd] Inconsistency in median()

2021-05-05 Thread David Winsemius
It would almost trivial to make a wrapper tha first captures attributes, runs median, and then returns the Re-attribute-ed value. David. Sent from my iPhone > On May 5, 2021, at 8:29 AM, Gustavo Zapata Wainberg > wrote: > > Hi, thanks Dr. Mächler for your prompt response! > > I agree with

Re: [Rd] Inconsistency in median()

2021-05-05 Thread Gustavo Zapata Wainberg
Hi, thanks Dr. Mächler for your prompt response! I agree with your explanations about this issue. But I was thinking of something like adding an argument to median() and mean() that could keep the attributes of the variables if set to TRUE. Thanks again. Best regards El mar, 4 may 2021 a las 17

Re: [Rd] Testing R build when using --without-recommended-packages?

2021-05-05 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
On 5 May 2021 at 05:42, Duncan Murdoch wrote: | I think it would be useful to issue some kind of warning if tests are | skipped. As mentioned earlier, this is impossible in user-contributed | packages, which can only return OK or ERROR from their tests. Seconded! Dirk -- https://dirk.eddel

Re: [Rd] Testing R build when using --without-recommended-packages?

2021-05-05 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 05/05/2021 5:13 a.m., Martin Maechler wrote: Gabriel Becker on Tue, 4 May 2021 14:40:22 -0700 writes: > Hmm, that's fair enough Ben, I stand corrected. I will say that this seems > to be a pretty "soft" recommendation, as these things go, given that it > isn't tested fo

Re: [Rd] Testing R build when using --without-recommended-packages?

2021-05-05 Thread Martin Maechler
> Gabriel Becker > on Tue, 4 May 2021 14:40:22 -0700 writes: > Hmm, that's fair enough Ben, I stand corrected. I will say that this seems > to be a pretty "soft" recommendation, as these things go, given that it > isn't tested for by R CMD check, including with the -as-c