[R] get information on .C code

[R. Michael Weylandt <michael.weylandt@gmail.com>]

It's compiled code so you can't view it in R. Download the source from CRAN (in your browser, not through R), decompress it, and look through the src/ directory with your favorite text editor. 

Michael

On Feb 8, 2012, at 8:51 AM, "J. Augusiak" <jaugusiak at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Dear R list,
> 
> I have a package downloaded and looked up a function in there. Now I find
> that it uses C code (.C call) to do part of its job.
> 
> However, when I wanted to look that part up by using getAnywhere()  I was
> told that no object of that name could be found. Then I tried typing C.("
> funct.name") which only caused R to crash.
> 
> Is there any way to look up the function?
> 
> I'm not an expert and don't understand much of the technicalities mentioned
> in the  Writing-R-extensions manual. I only would like to see how the
> method I think is used is actually implemented.
> 
> I use R.2.13.1, Windows 7. The package I'm referring to is adehabitatLT,
> function acfang.ltraj -> res <- .C("acfangl",...)
> 
> Many thanks in advance!
> 
> Jacqueline
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