bug.reports.mgcv
Reporting mgcv bugs.
Description
mgcv
works largely because many people have reported bugs over the years. If you find something that looks like a bug, please report it, so that the package can be improved. mgcv
does not have a large development budget, so it is a big help if bug reports follow the following guidelines.
The ideal report consists of an email to [email protected] with a subject line including mgcv
somewhere, containing
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The results of running
sessionInfo
in the R session where the problem occurs. This provides platform details, R and package version numbers, etc. -
A brief description of the problem.
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Short cut and paste-able code that produces the problem, including the code for loading/generating the data (using standard R functions like
load
,read.table
etc). -
Any required data files. If you send real data it will only be used for the purposes of de-bugging.
Of course if you have dug deeper and have an idea of what is causing the problem, that is also helpful to know, as is any suggested code fix. (Don't send a fixed package .tar.gz file, however - I can't use this).
Author(s)
Simon N. Wood [email protected]
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License.