R 3.2.4 is released

R 3.2.4 (codename “Very Secure Dishes”) was released today. You can get the latest binaries version from here. (or the .tar.gz source code from here). The full list of new features and bug fixes is provided below.

Upgrading to R 3.2.4 on Windows

If you are using Windows you can easily upgrade to the latest version of R using the installr package. Simply run the following code in Rgui:

install.packages("installr") # install 
setInternet2(TRUE)
installr::updateR() # updating R.

Running “updateR()” will detect if there is a new R version available, and if so it will download+install it (etc.). There is also a step by step tutorial (with screenshots) on how to upgrade R on Windows, using the installr package.

I try to keep the installr package updated and useful, so if you have any suggestions or remarks on the package – you are invited to open an issue in the github page.

NEW FEATURES

UTILITIES

• R CMD check will leave a log file ‘build_vignettes.log‘ from the re-building of vignettes in the ‘.Rcheck‘ directory if there is a problem, and always if environment variable_R_CHECK_ALWAYS_LOG_VIGNETTE_OUTPUT_ is set to a true value.

DEPRECATED AND DEFUNCT

BUG FIXES

• kmeans(x, centers = ) now works. (PR#16623)
• Vectorize() now checks for clashes in argument names. (PR#16577)
• file.copy(overwrite = FALSE) would signal a successful copy when none had taken place. (PR#16576)
• ngettext() now uses the same default domain as gettext(). (PR#14605)
• array(.., dimnames = *) now warns about non-list dimnames and, from R 3.3.0, will signal the same error for invalid dimnames as matrix() has always done.
• addmargins() now adds dimnames for the extended margins in all cases, as always documented.
• heatmap() evaluated its add.expr argument in the wrong environment. (PR#16583)
• require() etc now give the correct entry of lib.loc in the warning about an old version of a package masking a newer required one.
• The internal deparser did not add parentheses when necessary, …read more

  Source:: r-bloggers.com