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R FAQ
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R FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions on R
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Frequently Asked Questions on R
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Version 0.90-8, 2000/01/08
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Version 0.90-9, 2000/01/15
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Kurt Hornik
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Kurt Hornik
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Table of Contents
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very easily under a number of common Unix platforms (see *Note What
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very easily under a number of common Unix platforms (see *Note What
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machines does R run on?::). The file `INSTALL' that comes with the R
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machines does R run on?::). The file `INSTALL' that comes with the R
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distribution contains instructions.
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distribution contains instructions.
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Note that you need a FORTRAN compiler or `f2c' in addition to a C
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Note that you need a FORTRAN compiler or `f2c' in addition to a C
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compiler to build R. Also, you need Perl version 5 to build the
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compiler to build R. Also, you need Perl version 5 to build the R object
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documentation. If this is not available on your system, you can obtain
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documentations. (If this is not available on your system, you can obtain a
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precompiled documentation files via CRAN.
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PDF version of the object reference manual via CRAN.)
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In the simplest case, untar the R source code, cd to the directory thus
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In the simplest case, untar the R source code, cd to the directory thus
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created, and issue the following commands (at the shell prompt):
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created, and issue the following commands (at the shell prompt):
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$ ./configure
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$ ./configure
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can be previewed and printed using standard programs such as `xdvi' and
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can be previewed and printed using standard programs such as `xdvi' and
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`dvips'. You can also use `make pdf' to build PDF (Portable Document
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`dvips'. You can also use `make pdf' to build PDF (Portable Document
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Format) version of the manuals, and view these using Acrobat. Manuals
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Format) version of the manuals, and view these using Acrobat. Manuals
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written in the GNU Texinfo system can also be converted to info files
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written in the GNU Texinfo system can also be converted to info files
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suitable for reading online with Emacs or standalone GNU Info; use `make
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suitable for reading online with Emacs or standalone GNU Info; use `make
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info' to create these versions.
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info' to create these versions (note that this requires `makeinfo' version
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4).
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Finally, use `make check' to find out whether your R system works
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Finally, use `make check' to find out whether your R system works
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correctly.
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correctly.
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You can also perform a "system-wide" installation using `make install'.
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You can also perform a "system-wide" installation using `make install'.
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From CRAN, you can obtain the latest official release of R, daily
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From CRAN, you can obtain the latest official release of R, daily
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snapshots of R (copies of the current CVS trees), as gzipped and bzipped
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snapshots of R (copies of the current CVS trees), as gzipped and bzipped
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tar files or as two gzipped tar files (ready for 1.4M floppies), a wealth
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tar files or as two gzipped tar files (ready for 1.4M floppies), a wealth
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of additional contributed code, as well as prebuilt binaries for various
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of additional contributed code, as well as prebuilt binaries for various
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operating systems (Linux, Digital Unix, and MS Windows) and pre-formatted
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operating systems (Linux, Digital Unix, and MS Windows). CRAN also
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help pages. CRAN also provides access to documentation on R, existing
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provides access to documentation on R, existing mailing lists and the R Bug
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mailing lists and the R Bug Tracking system.
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Tracking system.
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To "submit" to CRAN, simply upload to
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To "submit" to CRAN, simply upload to
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`ftp://cran.r-project.org/incoming' and send an email to
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`ftp://cran.r-project.org/incoming' and send an email to
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<wwwadmin@cran.r-project.org>.
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<wwwadmin@cran.r-project.org>.
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The R Project SVN
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