use the compiler.  This package implements a byte code compiler

: by default the compiler is not used in this release.  See

compile the base and recommended packages.

file now causes classes to be exported according to the same

to specify all names starting with a letter.  An explicit

character strings.  This is intended to be used for non-ASCII

strings which should be treated as a set of bytes, and never

re-encoded as if they were in the encoding of the current locale:

is automatically selected in functions such

Only a few character operations are supported (such as

line number values, recording the line numbers in the order they

New functions have been added for source reference access:

which defaults to true and restricts the file mode by the current

which manipulate file/directory permissions by default respect

create a temporary filename with a specified extension.

(Suggestion and initial implementation by Dirk Eddelbuettel.)

handle non-ASCII vignette sources, especially in

interface to the GC torture process.  Environment variables

be used to request standardized Pearson residuals.

A start on a Turkish translation, thanks to Murat Alkan.

on the paths: this helps (usually) to present them in a

user-friendly form and should detect duplicate paths accessed via

even if there are spaces in the URL or the target filename.

has options to produce PNG and JPEG figures,

and to use a custom function to open a graphics device (see

supply defaults for existing or new options to be applied after

The Sweave manual is now included as a vignette in the

it could duplicate some lines and omit comments. (Reported by John

Because they use a C99 interface which a C++ compiler is not

is no longer provided, but is used as a substitute for

in the very unlikely event that the latter is not available.

are (hidden) C-level entry points to the internal

function and can be used for C-level debugging (e.g., in conjunction

enables additional checking for use of unprotected objects. In

C-level debugger this can be useful for tracking down memory