From htang at hpl.hp.com  Mon Jun 12 22:09:48 2006
From: htang at hpl.hp.com (htang at hpl.hp.com)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:09:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: [Rd] documentation for "Startup" should be clearer about system
	Rprofile (PR#8969)
Message-ID: <20060612200948.5D40F4C891@slim.kubism.ku.dk>

Full_Name: Hsiu-Khuern Tang
Version: 2.3.0
OS: Debian GNU/Linux
Submission from: (NULL) (15.243.169.73)


On reading ?Startup, I cannot find anything that says that
R_HOME/library/base/R/Rprofile is always run.  The "Note" section does say that
R_HOME/etc/Renviron is distinct from the site-wide Renviron file, so I think
this is a natural place to also mention that base/R/Rprofile is distinct from
the site-wide Rprofile file.  In addition, it would be helpful to indicate when
base/R/Rprofile is run: after reading the Renviron files and before reading the
site-wide Rprofile file.

I suppose one possible reason for not including this information is that users
are not supposed to alter base/R/Rprofile.

Thanks,
Hsiu-Khuern.



[Rd] documentation for "Startup" should be clearer about system Rprofile (PR#8969)
htang at hpl.hp.com