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R 0.90.0 for Windows 9x and NT
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R 0.99.0 for Windows 9x and NT
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This distribution contains a binary distribution of R-0.90.0 to run on
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This distribution contains a binary distribution of R-0.99.0 to run on
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Windows 95, 98 and NT4 on Intel/clone chips. It is designed to
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Windows 95, 98 and NT4 on Intel/clone chips. It is designed to
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be as close as possible to the implementation on Unix, but see the
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be as close as possible to the implementation on Unix, but see the
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list of differences below. The port was by Guido Masarotto with
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list of differences below. The port was by Guido Masarotto with
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many important contributions by Brian Ripley.
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many important contributions by Brian Ripley.
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============
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============
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The simplest way is to run the installer (double-click on the icon for
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The simplest way is to run the installer (double-click on the icon for
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rwinst.exe and navigate its wizard-like pages).
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rwinst.exe and navigate its wizard-like pages).
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To install manually, unpack rw0900b1.zip and rw0900b2.zip anywhere you
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To install manually, unpack rw0990b1.zip and rw0990b2.zip anywhere you
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like. It will unpack to a directory tree under rw0900. The help, HTML
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like. It will unpack to a directory tree under rw0990. The help, HTML
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and latex help files are in separate files rw0900h.zip, rw0900w.zip
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and latex help files are in separate files rw0990h.zip, rw0990w.zip
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and rw0900l.zip which should be unpacked in the same directory you
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and rw0990l.zip which should be unpacked in the same directory you
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unpacked rw0900b.zip. File rw0900d.zip contains PDF versions of the
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unpacked rw0990b.zip. File rw0990d.zip contains PDF versions of the
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(draft) manuals for R, which unpack into rw0900/doc/manual.
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(draft) manuals for R, which unpack into rw0990/doc/manual.
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Usage
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Usage
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=====
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There are two executables in rw0900\bin:
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There are two executables in rw0990\bin:
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GUI:
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GUI:
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Rgui.exe runs as a standard Windows GUI executable and provides an R
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Rgui.exe runs as a standard Windows GUI executable and provides an R
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console in its own window. It takes the standard R command-line
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console in its own window. It takes the standard R command-line
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arguments; these are most easily set by making a shortcut to
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arguments; these are most easily set by making a shortcut to
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...\rw0900\bin\rgui.exe and adding the arguments in the Target field.
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...\rw0990\bin\rgui.exe and adding the arguments in the Target field.
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Set the `Start in' field of the shortcut to the directory you want to use
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Set the `Start in' field of the shortcut to the directory you want to use
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as the working directory (where workspaces and files are saved and
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as the working directory (where workspaces and files are saved and
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loaded from).
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loaded from).
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Command-line editing is available: see Help | Console for details.
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Command-line editing is available: see Help | Console for details.
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the default by options(htmlhelp=T) or for individual help items by
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the default by options(htmlhelp=T) or for individual help items by
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help(topic, htmlhelp=T). Using help.start() sets the browser to the
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help(topic, htmlhelp=T). Using help.start() sets the browser to the
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top-level page, from which you can access a search engine.
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top-level page, from which you can access a search engine.
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(v) Latex help files are available for use with help(topic, offline=T).
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(v) Latex help files are available for use with help(topic, offline=T).
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You will need to customize the file rw0651\bin\helpPRINT.bat: it
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You will need to customize the file rw0990\bin\helpPRINT.bat: it
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contains instructions.
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contains instructions.
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Customization
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Customization
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Adding packages
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Adding packages
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Binaries for many packages are available at
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Binaries for many packages are available at
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CRAN/bin/windows/windows-NT/contrib. These are zip files which should
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CRAN/bin/windows/windows-NT/contrib. These are zip files which should
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be unpacked in rw0900\library. They are then available for use. You
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be unpacked in rw0990\library. They are then available for use. You
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can also use the installer rwinst.exe to selectively unpack the zip
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can also use the installer rwinst.exe to selectively unpack the zip
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files.
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files.
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The list of packages and functions given by HTML help and used by the
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The list of packages and functions given by HTML help and used by the
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search engine can be updated from a running R process by the command
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search engine can be updated from a running R process by the command
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link.html.help()
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link.html.help()
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provided the owner of the process has write permission on
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provided the owner of the process has write permission on
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rw0900\doc\html. If you have the source-package files and Perl
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rw0990\doc\html. If you have the source-package files and Perl
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installed you can use
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installed you can use
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cd ...\rw0900\src\gnuwin32\help
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cd ...\rw0990\src\gnuwin32\help
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make indices
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make indices
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Private libraries of packages can be used and can be specified by the
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Private libraries of packages can be used and can be specified by the
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environment variable R_LIBS. (Separate directories by ";" in this
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environment variable R_LIBS. (Separate directories by ";" in this
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version.) They will not be linked to HTML help. In more detail, to
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version.) They will not be linked to HTML help. In more detail, to
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.lib.loc <- c("R:/libraries/gm", .lib.loc)
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.lib.loc <- c("R:/libraries/gm", .lib.loc)
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to your .Rprofile or at the end of R_HOME\etc\Rprofile.
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to your .Rprofile or at the end of R_HOME\etc\Rprofile.
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To install a package from source code you need the source-package
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To install a package from source code you need the source-package
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distribution rw0900sp.zip installed (but not the R source). This contains
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distribution rw0990sp.zip installed (but not the R source). This contains
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detailed instructions.
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detailed instructions.
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Differences from Unix
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Differences from Unix
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=====================
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