On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Ulrich Halekoh wrote: > the function > confint > uses the profiling method of the function of the package MASS > > confint.glm > > even after the package has been detached!
Why the exclamation mark? Note profile.glm is not actually in package:MASS (sic). Try looking for it: > getAnywhere("profile.glm") A single object matching 'profile.glm' was found It was found in the following places registered S3 method for profile from namespace MASS namespace:MASS with value ... > 1: might this be the intenden behavior? The accurate description is the intended behaviour. > 2. How does the function remember its 'MASS' functionality after > detaching the package? It isn't in the package .... There is currently no way to remove registered S3 methods like confint.glm in an R session. Nor is there likely to be in the near future, General comment: R has changed quite a lot recently, and older preconceptions do need to be checked against current information. The article `Name Space Management for R' in R-news 2003/1 may help (although it may tell you mor ethan you want to know). -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272860 (secr) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help