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(core) designation on Task View

5 messages · k schoenfelder, Bert Gunter, Achim Zeileis +1 more

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Hello,

Does the (core) designation in the CRAN Task View indicate packages
that provide basic/recommended functionality in that domain?

I don't see it documented anywhere on the site.

Thanks for your help.
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They indicate that they are part of the core distribution that comes
with every R installation.
Don't know where this is documented.

-- Bert
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 8:24 AM, k schoenfelder <kschoenf at gmail.com> wrote:

  
    
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I retract my previous claim. I don't know what it means either.

-- Bert
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 8:24 AM, k schoenfelder <kschoenf at gmail.com> wrote:

  
    
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On Tue, 25 Sep 2012, k schoenfelder wrote:

            
Sort of. It's really just a switch for giving the user a choice to just 
install "the most important" or "all" packages.
It's not on the web page but the "ctv" package documentation gives some 
more information. E.g., the vignette says:

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It ... allows for a distinction between "core" and "normal" (default) 
priority packages. The distinction is only important for the installation 
of certain views because the user can specify whether all packages 
(default) or only the most important core packages should be installed 
(with all their dependencies).
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hth,
Z
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On 25.09.2012 19:42, Bert Gunter wrote:
Yes, basic/recommended from the point of view of the corresponding task 
view maintainer, at least.

Best,
Uwe Ligges