From p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk  Wed Mar  8 15:31:06 2000
From: p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk (Peter Dalgaard BSA)
Date: 08 Mar 2000 16:31:06 +0100
Subject: [Rd] update fails after specific sequence of steps (PR#474)
In-Reply-To: Peter Dalgaard BSA's message of "07 Mar 2000 15:43:39 +0100"
References: <200003071408.PAA18937@pubhealth.ku.dk> <x2wvnekfhg.fsf@blueberry.kubism.ku.dk>
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Peter Dalgaard BSA <p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk> writes:

> Strange things happen on Unix too. 
..
> > mod.m<-update(mod.full, ~.~-status:fcategory)
...
> ...and the attached dataframe is corrupted. Must investigate further.
> 
> > ls("Moore")
> [1] "conform"   "fcategory" "fscore"    "L׀@"      "subject"  

I think this is fixed now. Apparently model formulas like the above
caused R to become confused as to the number of variables in the
model and overrun the array of names, subsequently confusing the
garbage collector.

(Temporary workaround: Just don't do that...)

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[Rd] update fails after specific sequence of steps (PR#474)
Peter Dalgaard BSA