R help - Apr 2016 - Good pointers for understanding the R language implementation

Dear All,

I'm currently working on a project with the purpose of remotely executing R
code, which requires me to have to work with the code of R itself. I've
searched the Internet for good information that will help me understand how R is
implemented but what I've got so far isn't detailed enough.
I've looked specifically at CRAN's manuals on the official website but
they only address this issue briefly. I've also looked at other contents
online but so far nothing has turned up that has the level of detail that I need
to properly understand the inner workings of R.
For example, I need to understand how exactly an expression is parsed and
evaluated, because I will need to intervene in the process to decide whether to
execute it remotely or not.
Does anyone know of good pointers that would help me understand this?
Thanks for any help!

Best regards,
Francisco
 		 	   		  
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> On Apr 5, 2016, at 8:26 AM, Francisco Banha <francisco.mcfb at
hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I'm currently working on a project with the purpose of remotely
executing R code, which requires me to have to work with the code of R itself.
I've searched the Internet for good information that will help me understand
how R is implemented but what I've got so far isn't detailed enough.
This is too vague for commentary. If you claim that you have digested  all of
"The R Language Definition", "R Internals", and "R
Installation and Administration", (all of which are shipped with the
standard R distro) then I suggest you are either the wisest man on Earth, or you
should be evaluated by a psychiatrist who is also a skilled R programmer. (Are
there any such?)
> I've looked specifically at CRAN's manuals on the official website
but they only address this issue briefly. I've also looked at other contents
online but so far nothing has turned up that has the level of detail that I need
to properly understand the inner workings of R.
> For example, I need to understand how exactly an expression is parsed and
evaluated, because I will need to intervene in the process to decide whether to
execute it remotely or not.
> Does anyone know of good pointers that would help me understand this?
If you run candidate text through the `parse`-function you can determine whether
it is syntactically evaluable. But then what? Are you trying to filter
expressions on the basis of some sort of "safety index"?

> Thanks for any help!
> 
> Best regards,
> Francisco
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