as.name(as.name("ss")) gives an error in R (0.90 and earlier) but should of course give the same as simply as.name("ss") This reminds me of similar bug/problem... which I don't recall. Yes, I should build tests like these into "make test-Specific" .. Martin --please do not edit the information below-- Version: platform = sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1 arch = sparc os = solaris2.5.1 system = sparc, solaris2.5.1 status = Patched major = 0 minor = 90.0 year = 1999 month = November day = 23 language = R Search Path: .GlobalEnv, package:SfS, Autoloads, package:base -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-devel mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-devel-request@stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
>>>>> maechler writes:> as.name(as.name("ss"))> gives an error in R (0.90 and earlier) > but should of course give the same as simply> as.name("ss")> This reminds me of similar bug/problem... which I don't recall.> Yes, I should build tests like these into "make test-Specific" ..But not before fixing it, hopefully :-)>From a brief glance at the code in coerce.c:SEXP coerceVector(SEXP v, SEXPTYPE type) { SEXP ans = R_NilValue; /* -Wall */ if (TYPEOF(v) == type) return v; switch (TYPEOF(v)) { #ifdef NOTYET case NILSXP: ans = coerceNull(v, type); break; case SYMSXP: ans = coerceSymbol(v, type); break; #endif So you simply need to write coerceSymbol() and move the #ifdef. -k -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-devel mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-devel-request@stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._