From Prof Brian Ripley <ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk>  Mon Dec  4 14:12:21 2000
From: Prof Brian Ripley <ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk> (Prof Brian Ripley)
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 14:12:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: R: [Rd] Optimisation methods
Message-ID: <200012041412.OAA17328@toucan.stats.ox.ac.uk>


> From: "Federico Spinazzi" <spinazzi@databankgroup.it>
> Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 13:54:01 -0000
> 
> Maybe the String::Approx perl (under GPL and artistic license) module could
> serve that pourpose ?
> 
> http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=String-Approx
> 
> Hope that helps.

Thanks. Unfortunately we are not currently requiring perl at run time,
but apparently that module uses C, not perl, internally.

> Federico Spinazzi
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> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: Kurt Hornik <Kurt.Hornik@ci.tuwien.ac.at>
> A: Luke Tierney <luke@goose.stat.umn.edu>
> Cc: r-devel@stat.math.ethz.ch <r-devel@stat.math.ethz.ch>
> Data: domenica 3 dicembre 2000 10.19
> Oggetto: Re: [Rd] Optimisation methods
> 
> 
> >>>>>> Luke Tierney writes:
> >
> >> Martin Maechler wrote:
> >>> ....
> >>> >> is an experimental prototype offered on an as-is basis.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> 4. Redistribution for profit requires the express, written permission
> >>> >> of the authors.
> >>>
> >>> (which is from 1992 or so)
> >>> and I vague remember having had difficulties contacting the authors...
> >>>
> >>> Anyone else knowing about developments with "agrep"
> >
> >
> >> I believe it is now available as part of Glimpse,
> >> http://webglimpse.org/
> >
> >I seem to recall that too.
> >
> >On my TODO list for 1.2.1 now, unless someone else feels like taking
> >this up?
> >
> >-k
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