From p.murrell@auckland.ac.nz  Tue Feb  4 00:00:06 2003
From: p.murrell@auckland.ac.nz (Paul Murrell)
Date: Tue Feb  4 00:00:06 2003
Subject: [Rd] RE: [R] Bus error with xyplot
References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0302031928001.11819-100000@gannet.stats>
Message-ID: <3E3EF480.9040409@stat.auckland.ac.nz>

Hi


ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk wrote:
 > I have suggested before that grid be more closely integrated with R, and
 > become a base package.  Then grid would only be changed when the R 
version
 > changes, and the critical incompatibility goes away.


Some arguments against:
(i)  grid is the only thing using (i.e., testing) large parts of the 
under-development graphics API.
(ii)  Moving grid into base would bloat base;  we're keener on making 
base more slim-line right?  (Once the API is complete, we could 
theoretically move base graphics into an add-on too.  And all the 
devices ...)
(iii)  With grid as an add-on it can have asynchronous patch versions
(iv)  In practice this is happening now anyway (new minor version of 
grid and lattice only with each minor version of R)

Paul
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[Rd] RE: [R] Bus error with xyplot
Paul Murrell