R help - Jun 2009 - No --no-latex?

Hi,
Having finally gotten around to installing R-2.9.0, I find that while 
the docs still say I can invoke the --no-latex option, R CMD INSTALL has 
decided that I can't. Nor is there any notice of this that I can find in 
the 2.9 series news. Is this just a trifling oversight that will be 
repaired?

Jim

Jim Lemon wrote:
> Hi,
> Having finally gotten around to installing R-2.9.0, I find that while 
> the docs still say I can invoke the --no-latex option, R CMD INSTALL has 
> decided that I can't. Nor is there any notice of this that I can find
in
> the 2.9 series news. Is this just a trifling oversight that will be 
> repaired?
>
> Jim
Looks like it was an oversight.  I'll fix it.

Thanks for the report...

Duncan Murdoch

Jim Lemon wrote:
> Hi,
> Having finally gotten around to installing R-2.9.0, I find that while 
> the docs still say I can invoke the --no-latex option, R CMD INSTALL has 
> decided that I can't. Nor is there any notice of this that I can find
in
> the 2.9 series news. Is this just a trifling oversight that will be 
> repaired?
> 
> Jim
Looks like the corresponding " else if " clause got omitted in

tools:::.install_packages()

and before that in share/R/RINSTALL.


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10:08
 > Looks like it was an oversight.  I'll fix it.
 >
10:35
 > Looks like the corresponding " else if " clause got omitted in
 >
 > tools:::.install_packages()
 >
 > and before that in share/R/RINSTALL.
 >
12:34
 > Brian Ripley got there first, so it's fixed now in R-devel and 
R-patched.

I thank you all, and am amazed at the speed of response.

Jim