R devel - Dec 2025 - Typos in language manual

In section "3.4.4 Subset assignment", the manual says this:
> Complex assignments in the enclosing environment (using <<-) are also
permitted:
> 
> names(x)[3] <<- "Three"
> is equivalent to
> 
> `*tmp*` <<- get(x, envir=parent.env(), inherits=TRUE)
> names(`*tmp*`)[3] <- "Three"
> x <<- `*tmp*`
> rm(`*tmp*`)
I think there are two typos here in the first line.  I'm pretty sure 
that it should read

     `*tmp*` <- get("x", envir=parent.env(), inherits=TRUE)

i.e. regular assignment, and quoted variable name.

Duncan Murdoch

>>>>> Duncan Murdoch writes:
Thanks, fixed now.

Best
-k
> In section "3.4.4 Subset assignment", the manual says this:
>> Complex assignments in the enclosing environment (using <<-) are
also permitted:
>> 
>> names(x)[3] <<- "Three"
>> is equivalent to
>> 
>> `*tmp*` <<- get(x, envir=parent.env(), inherits=TRUE)
>> names(`*tmp*`)[3] <- "Three"
>> x <<- `*tmp*`
>> rm(`*tmp*`)
> I think there are two typos here in the first line.  I'm pretty sure 
> that it should read
>      `*tmp*` <- get("x", envir=parent.env(), inherits=TRUE)
> i.e. regular assignment, and quoted variable name.
> Duncan Murdoch
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