This was already addressed in the current version of R (2.7.0 alpha). You probably also want to look at how package.skeleton() handles S4 objects in that version of R.
Please read up on what the FAQ asks you to do before submitting a bug, and in particular it says Third, if possible try the current r-patched or r-devel version of R. If a bug has already been reported or fixed, please do not submit further bug reports on it. On Sat, 29 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Full_Name: Christophe Genolini > Version: 2.6.2 > OS: Windows XP > Submission from: (NULL) (82.225.59.146) > > > *This is a mail that I post on r-help: * Not recently. >>> It seems that the dumpMethod does not work. > > setClass("A",representation(a="numeric")) > setMethod("plot","A",function(x,y,...){cat("AAAAA\n")}) > dumpMethod("plot","A",file="") > #setMethod("plot", "A", > #NULL > #) > #[1] "" > >> Answer from Martin Maechler > >> dumpMethod() has not been updated when the internal method >> definition (and storage) code has been changed. >> Consequently, it looks pretty broken to me, as well. >> >> OTOH, I have never seen any need to use it, >> since I only work with *.R files which I write and comment and .. >> and never would want to replace with anything dumped... >> >> Do you want to submit a (legitimate (!)) bug report to R-bugs ? > > Well, I did not submit a bug concerning a (may be) useless method... > But today, I find it usefull: "package.skeleton" use dump. > So a "package.skeleton.S4" might need dumpMethod... > > Christophe > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel