On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 22:32 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 11-Jul-07 18:28:19, Marc Schwartz wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 16:16 -0200, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > >> [I tried to send this messages two days ago, but I guess I mistyped > >> the To: > >> address...] > >> > >> Why "system" is different in Linux and Windows? Both in R 2.4.1, but > >> in > >> Windows there is an option: > >> > >> system(something, wait = FALSE) > >> > >> while on Linux (Fedora Core 4), there is no such option? > >> > >> Alberto Monteiro > > > > From: > > > > https://svn.r-project.org/R/trunk/NEWS > > > > for changes in R 2.5.0: > > > > o system() now takes the same set of arguments on all platforms, > > with those which are not applicable being ignored with a > > warning. Unix-alikes gain 'input' and 'wait', and Windows > > gains 'ignore.stderr'. > > > > > > Time to upgrade both your R and your FC installation. > > > > R is at 2.5.1. > > > > FC4 has been EOL (End of Life) for some time and FC5 hit EOL last > > month. > > > > HTH, > > > > Marc Schwartz > > "End of Life" is a Nomenklatura categorisation. > > While we loyal Members welcome and applaud President-2.5.1, > we do not forget old Comrades now air-brushed from the photographs > who, now faceless, sturdily labour 24 hours a day in the fields > and saltmines, and even in the dark attics of those who conceal > and protect them still. > > There can be life in old dogs, and even strong teeth in some. > > Ted. > [emailing from SuSE-5.2 (1997), logged in from Red Hat 9 (2003)]
Wow... :-) I am envisioning the above as the Prologue for a book...I am feeling suddenly melancholy... I whole heartily nominate this as a fortune! Regards, Marc ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.