[BUG?] utils::prompt(name=f)

[Paul Roebuck-2]

> ?prompt
[SNIP]
    ## Create a help file for each function in the .GlobalEnv:
    for(f in ls()) if(is.function(get(f))) prompt(name = f)

> foo <- function(x) { cat(x, '\n')}
> prompt(name="foo")
Error in utils:::prompt(object, filename = filename, name = name, ...) :
  argument "object" is missing, with no default
> version
platform       x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0                    
arch           x86_64                                      
os             darwin9.8.0                                
system         x86_64, darwin9.8.0                        
status         Patched                                    
major          2                                          
minor          15.1                                        
year           2012                                        
month          07                                          
day            05                                          
svn rev        59734                                      
language       R                                          
version.string R version 2.15.1 Patched (2012-07-05 r59734)
nickname       Roasted Marshmallows

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[Michael Weylandt]

Just for the record, I don't see that error with 2.15.0 or with
R-Devel 60040-someodd. Both display

> foo <- function(x) cat(x, "\n")
> prompt(name = "foo")
Created file named ‘foo.Rd’.
Edit the file and move it to the appropriate directory.

Best,
Michael

On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Paul Roebuck <[hidden email]> wrote:

>> ?prompt
> [SNIP]
>     ## Create a help file for each function in the .GlobalEnv:
>     for(f in ls()) if(is.function(get(f))) prompt(name = f)
>
>> foo <- function(x) { cat(x, '\n')}
>> prompt(name="foo")
> Error in utils:::prompt(object, filename = filename, name = name, ...) :
>   argument "object" is missing, with no default
>> version
> platform       x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0
> arch           x86_64
> os             darwin9.8.0
> system         x86_64, darwin9.8.0
> status         Patched
> major          2
> minor          15.1
> year           2012
> month          07
> day            05
> svn rev        59734
> language       R
> version.string R version 2.15.1 Patched (2012-07-05 r59734)
> nickname       Roasted Marshmallows
>
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[Uwe Ligges-3]

On 30.07.2012 21:13, R. Michael Weylandt wrote:
> Just for the record, I don't see that error with 2.15.0 or with
> R-Devel 60040-someodd.


.. nor do I see it with R-release.

Uwe

Both display

>
>> foo <- function(x) cat(x, "\n")
>> prompt(name = "foo")
> Created file named ‘foo.Rd’.
> Edit the file and move it to the appropriate directory.
>
> Best,
> Michael
>
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Paul Roebuck <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> ?prompt
>> [SNIP]
>>      ## Create a help file for each function in the .GlobalEnv:
>>      for(f in ls()) if(is.function(get(f))) prompt(name = f)
>>
>>> foo <- function(x) { cat(x, '\n')}
>>> prompt(name="foo")
>> Error in utils:::prompt(object, filename = filename, name = name, ...) :
>>    argument "object" is missing, with no default
>>> version
>> platform       x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0
>> arch           x86_64
>> os             darwin9.8.0
>> system         x86_64, darwin9.8.0
>> status         Patched
>> major          2
>> minor          15.1
>> year           2012
>> month          07
>> day            05
>> svn rev        59734
>> language       R
>> version.string R version 2.15.1 Patched (2012-07-05 r59734)
>> nickname       Roasted Marshmallows
>>
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