Re: [Rd] c() poor error reporting (PR#13917)

2009-08-31 Thread Michael Spiegel
Hi, Thanks. I think I failed to communicate what I believe should be corrected. The error message itself contains correct information, it is what is missing from the error message that is desired. The message "argument is missing, with no default" does not inform the user in what function the e

Re: [Rd] c() poor error reporting (PR#13917)

2009-08-29 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 28/08/2009 5:00 PM, michael.m.spie...@gmail.com wrote: Full_Name: Michael Spiegel Version: 2.9.1 OS: linux Submission from: (NULL) (137.54.6.192) The function c() gives a cryptic error message if an "empty" argument is accidentally passed to the function. I wouldn't call that cryptic. You

[Rd] c() poor error reporting (PR#13917)

2009-08-29 Thread michael . m . spiegel
Full_Name: Michael Spiegel Version: 2.9.1 OS: linux Submission from: (NULL) (137.54.6.192) The function c() gives a cryptic error message if an "empty" argument is accidentally passed to the function. The expression c(,,,) yields the error message "argument is missing, with no default". For com