bug.reports.mgcv: Reporting mgcv bugs.

In mgcv: Mixed GAM Computation Vehicle with Automatic Smoothness Estimation

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 [e-mail] with a subject line including mgcv somewhere, containing

1. The results of running sessionInfo in the R session where the problem occurs. This provides platform details, R and package version numbers, etc.

2. A brief description of the problem.

3. 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).

4. 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 [e-mail]

mgcv documentation built on May 29, 2024, 4:34 a.m.