R: Send a Bug Report

bug.report {utils}

R Documentation

Send a Bug Report

Description

Invokes an editor or email program to write a bug report or opens a web page for bug submission. Some standard information on the current version and configuration of R are generated automatically.

Usage

bug.report(subject = "", address, file = "R.bug.report",
           package = NULL, lib.loc = NULL, ...)

Arguments

subject

the subject of the email (if one is composed).

address

the recipient's email address, which is by default inferred from the packageDescription (see ‘Details’).

file

filename to use (if needed) for setting up the email.

package

an optional character string naming a single package which is the subject of the bug report.

lib.loc

a character vector describing the location of R library trees in which to search for the package, or NULL. The default value of NULL corresponds to all libraries currently known.

...

additional named arguments such as method and ccaddress to pass to create.post.

Details

If package is NULL or a base package, this opens the R bug tracker at https://bugs.R-project.org/.

If package is specified, it is assumed that the bug report is about that package, and parts of its ‘DESCRIPTION’ file are added to the standard information. If the package has a non-empty BugReports field in the ‘DESCRIPTION’ file specifying the URL of a webpage, that URL will be opened using browseURL, otherwise an email directed to the package maintainer will be generated using create.post. If there is any other form of BugReports field or a Contact field, this is examined as it may provide a preferred email address.

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