Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between the terms for package and library ? Why are we loading a package with the library() command ? If this is a case of RTFM, I would be happy to do so if pointed in the right direction. I have searched the FAQ and mail archives and only came up with http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/05/02/12162.html but this still does not explain what is the requirement/features of a package vs. library. Does this question not qualify to be included in the FAQs. Thank you Regards, Adai
Differences between package and library terminology
5 messages · Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Marc Schwartz, Dimitris Rizopoulos +1 more
On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 13:42 +0000, Adaikalavan Ramasamy wrote:
Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between the terms for package and library ? Why are we loading a package with the library() command ? If this is a case of RTFM, I would be happy to do so if pointed in the right direction. I have searched the FAQ and mail archives and only came up with http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/05/02/12162.html but this still does not explain what is the requirement/features of a package vs. library. Does this question not qualify to be included in the FAQs. Thank you Regards, Adai
There was actually just an exchange on this last month, which was precipitated by a thread on r-help and then moved to r-devel. The r- devel part, which is more relevant here, begins at: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2005-February/032095.html HTH, Marc Schwartz
look at this message http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/devel/05/02/2148.html and the thread it comes from for more info. Best, Dimitris ---- Dimitris Rizopoulos Ph.D. Student Biostatistical Centre School of Public Health Catholic University of Leuven Address: Kapucijnenvoer 35, Leuven, Belgium Tel: +32/16/336899 Fax: +32/16/337015 Web: http://www.med.kuleuven.ac.be/biostat/ http://www.student.kuleuven.ac.be/~m0390867/dimitris.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adaikalavan Ramasamy" <ramasamy at cancer.org.uk> To: "R-help" <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 2:42 PM Subject: [R] Differences between package and library terminology
Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between the terms for package and library ? Why are we loading a package with the library() command ? If this is a case of RTFM, I would be happy to do so if pointed in the right direction. I have searched the FAQ and mail archives and only came up with http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/05/02/12162.html but this still does not explain what is the requirement/features of a package vs. library. Does this question not qualify to be included in the FAQs. Thank you Regards, Adai
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Adaikalavan Ramasamy wrote:
Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between the terms for package and library ? Why are we loading a package with the library() command ? If this is a case of RTFM, I would be happy to do so if pointed in the right direction. I have searched the FAQ and mail archives and only came up with http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/05/02/12162.html but this still does not explain what is the requirement/features of a package vs. library. Does this question not qualify to be included in the FAQs. Thank you Regards, Adai
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It is answered in the FAQs (FAQ 5.2)! Also, e.g., in the manual "R Installation and Administration" and in R News 3(3), pp. 37-39: "R Help Desk: Package Management". You use library() to load a package from a *library* containing *packages*. Uwe Ligges
Thank you to Marc Schwartz, Dimitris Rizopoulos and Uwe Ligges. The discussions in R-devel thread was helpful. I think it is the usage library(package) that confuses new users to confuse the term packages with libraries. Thank you. Regards, Adai
On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 08:20 -0600, Marc Schwartz wrote:
On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 13:42 +0000, Adaikalavan Ramasamy wrote:
Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between the terms for package and library ? Why are we loading a package with the library() command ? If this is a case of RTFM, I would be happy to do so if pointed in the right direction. I have searched the FAQ and mail archives and only came up with http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/05/02/12162.html but this still does not explain what is the requirement/features of a package vs. library. Does this question not qualify to be included in the FAQs. Thank you Regards, Adai
There was actually just an exchange on this last month, which was precipitated by a thread on r-help and then moved to r-devel. The r- devel part, which is more relevant here, begins at: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2005-February/032095.html HTH, Marc Schwartz