Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
greg.snow at imail.org
801.408.8111
> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of Uwe Ligges
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 12:53 PM
> To: Michael Friendly
> Cc: R-Help
> Subject: Re: [R] help in R 2.9.x for R 2.10.x packages
>
> Dear Michael,
>
> the help system has been rearranged considerably. It is not possible to
> use binary packages prepared under R-2.10.x with earlier versions of R.
> The other way round is also not a really good idea.
>
> Note also that the most recent version of TeachingDemos (2.5) uses help
> markup that does not work with R versions prior to R-2.10.0. You can
> use
> TeachingDemos 2.4 with R-2.9.x, tough (and that version is still
> available in the Windows binary repository for the R-2.9.x series.
> Hence
> just say
> install.packages("TeachingDemos")
> if you wanto to stay with that "ancient" version of R.
>
> Best wishes,
> Uwe
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 29.01.2010 20:34, Michael Friendly wrote:
> > [Env: Win Xp]
> > Is there any options() setting or call to help() or help.start() that
> > will allow me to view a help file for
> > a package built under R 2.10.x under R 2.9.2?
> >
> > I'm using both R 2.9.2 and R 2.10.1, but prefer the former because
> the
> > CHM help is so much easier
> > to use. Yet, if I install a package built for R 2.10.x, I can't find
> > *any* way to display a help file in this
> > package.
> >
> > For example, after library(TeachinDemos),
> > > ?HWidentify
> > Error in print.help_files_with_topic(x) :
> > No text help for 'HWidentify' is available:
> > corresponding file is missing
> > In addition: Warning message:
> > In
> > print.help_files_with_topic("C:/R/R-
> 2.9.2/library/TeachingDemos/chm/HWidentify")
> > :
> > No CHM help for 'HWidentify' in package 'TeachingDemos' is available:
> > the CHM file for the package is missing
> >
> > So, I try
> > > help.start()
> > updating HTML package listing
> > updating HTML search index
> > If nothing happens, you should open 'C:\R\R-
> 2.9.2\doc\html\index.html'
> > yourself
> >
> > I can then get to
> > file:///C:/R/R-2.9.2/library/TeachingDemos/html/00Index.html
> > but then all the links there give Not Found, e.g.,
> > file:///C:/R/R-2.9.2/library/TeachingDemos/html/HWidentify.html
> >
> > and, indeed, C:\R\R-2.9.2\library\TeachingDemos\html contains
> > only 00Index.html.
> > All the links therein are to .html files in the same directory, so of
> > course
> > are wrong.
> >
> > -Michael
> >
> >
>
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