getAnywhere and functions starting with "." (PR#7684)
Were you unaware that the NEWS file is browsable at https://svn.r-project.org/R/trunk/NEWS ?
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 Mark.Bravington@csiro.au wrote:
[MVB] 'getAnywhere' crashes when its argument starts with a period:
[UL] Has already been fixed, as you can easily see, e.g., from
R-devels NEWS file, section BUG FIXES: Good, thanks. It seems quite common for bugs to be reported after they have been fixed in R-devel. This is likely to occur when-- as in the 'getAnywhere' case-- there's no record of the bug in Bug Tracking (I do check before submitting).
It is common for bugs to be reported after they have been discussed on the R-devel list and fixed, as here.
Checking R-devel news can be cumbersome-- I couldn't reach the ftp site yesterday, for example, and it's not always feasible to download 12MB-- and many users won't be set up to handle it. To avoid wasting R-core's time over repeat posts, is there some mileage in R-core adding "fixed in Rdevel" bug reports into the Bug Tracking system, even if there is no prior bug report?
To avoid wasting R-core's time, do consult the latest version or at least its NEWS file.
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