localeToCharset error for Thai locale (PR#7799)
Full_Name: Hutcha Sriplung Version: 2.1.0 OS: windows Submission from: (NULL) (202.12.74.9) In R-2.1.0, I found that 'example' function does not work properly and report an error message as shown below on a Windows machine (running r-devel release) but not on Linux.
example(attach)
Error in switch(x[2], "1250" = return("ISO 8859-2"), "1251" = return("KOI8-U"),
: argument is missing, with no default
I tracked the source codes and finally found minor mistakes with Thai language
management on Windows platform in 'localeToCharset' function.
file: /R-2.1.0/src/library/utils/iconv.R
line: 50
if (en %in% "th") <<-- Should be "tg"-tajik???
return("KOI8-T")
"th" is for Thai (TIS-620; already defined on line 48-49).
line: 53-56
"874" = return("TIS 620") <<-- Should be added???
A default return should also be stated???
Note:
Sys.getlocale("LC_CTYPE")
[1] "Thai_Thailand.874" 'example' works fine on a Linux machine.