Reading about 'R_max_col' in "Writing R extensions", Version
2.1.0,(2005-01-03), I find:
"Given the nr by nc matrix matrix in row ("FORTRAN") order,
..."
Looks like a contradiction to me, since FORTRAN stores matrices
columnwise. So is this a documentation bug?
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G?ran Brostr?m <gb@tal.stat.umu.se> writes:> Reading about 'R_max_col' in "Writing R extensions", Version > 2.1.0,(2005-01-03), I find: > > "Given the nr by nc matrix matrix in row ("FORTRAN") order, ..." > > Looks like a contradiction to me, since FORTRAN stores matrices > columnwise. So is this a documentation bug?Hmmmm. Maybe. FORTRAN order is known as column-*major* order. The row index varies most quickly, so the question is whether "row order" may have have some merit. Anyone have the terminology straight? -- O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Blegdamsvej 3 c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics 2200 Cph. N (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) 35327918 ~~~~~~~~~~ - (p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk) FAX: (+45) 35327907