[R] New Versions

Thomas Lumley
Fri, 19 May 2000 16:19:10 -0000

On Fri, 19 May 2000, Lara Jamieson wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> Problems with .Random.seed. with both versions released this year - a
> first attempt to use any random number generator gives the following
> error:
>
> > rnorm(1)
> Error in rnorm(1) : .Random.seed[0] is not a valid Normal type
> > .Random.seed[0]
> numeric(0)
> > .Random.seed
> [1]  6615 29074  9812
>
> Removing the .Random.seed and letting R find another one fixes the problem
> but doesn''t seem ideal.
>
> Is this a problem with installation, a general bug or a Linux interface
> problem?

This is a once-only problem with old .Random.seeds.  The random number
generator system has changed a number of times. We hope it is now
settled. However, sufficiently old .Random.seeds don''t work (I think
pre-0.90).

	-thomas