\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*- @comment %**start of header @setfilename readme.info @settitle ESS --- Emacs Speaks Statistics @comment %**end of header @include ess-defs.texi @node General Information, , (dir), (dir) @comment node-name, next, previous, up @chapter General Information: README @cindex README This is the README file for the distribution of ESS version @include ../VERSION ESS is a GNU Emacs and XEmacs mode for interactive statistical programming and data analysis. Languages supported: the S family (S, S-PLUS and R), SAS, BUGS/JAGS, Stata and XLispStat. ESS grew out of the desire for bug fixes and extensions to S-mode and SAS-mode as well as a consistent union of their features in one package. Installation instructions are provided in sections for both Unix and Windows; see below. The current development team is led by Martin Maechler since August 2004. Former project leader A.J. (Tony) Rossini (@email{rossini@@blindglobe.net}) did the initial port to XEmacs and has been the primary coder. Martin Maechler (@email{maechler@@stat.math.ethz.ch}) and Kurt Hornik (@email{Kurt.Hornik@@R-project.org}) have assisted with the S family and XLispStat. Stephen Eglen (@email{stephen@@gnu.org}) has worked mostly on R support. Richard M. Heiberger (@email{rmh@@temple.edu}) has assisted with S/S-PLUS development for Windows. Richard and Rodney A. Sparapani (@email{rsparapa@@mcw.edu}) have done much of the work improving SAS batch and interactive support. Rodney has also extended ESS to support BUGS/JAGS and has an interest in improving Stata support. We are grateful to the previous developers of S-mode (Doug Bates, Ed Kademan, Frank Ritter, David M. Smith), SAS-mode (Tom Cook) and Stata-mode (Thomas Lumley). @c The name is ESS. Not ESS-mode. @ifplaintext Table of Contents @itemize @bullet @item License @item Stability @item Requirements @item Latest Version @item Installation @item Starting an ESS Process @item New Features @item Current Features @item Reporting Bugs @item Mailing Lists @item Authors @end itemize @end ifplaintext @menu * License:: * Stability:: * Requirements:: * Latest Version:: * Installation:: * Starting an ESS Process:: * New Features:: * Current Features:: * Reporting Bugs:: * Mailing Lists:: * Authors:: @end menu @node License, Stability, General Information, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section License @include license.texi @node Stability, Requirements, License, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section Stability @include stabilty.texi @node Requirements, Latest Version, Stability, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section Requirements @include requires.texi @node Latest Version, Installation, Requirements, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section Getting the Latest Version @include getting.texi @c NOTE: The above INCLUDES inst_svn.texi (Subversion/SVN Installation) @c vvvvvvvvvvvv node name *must* match the one in ./ess.texi ! @node Installation, Starting up, Latest Version, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section Installation @include unixlike.texi @include windows.texi @node Starting up, Current Features, Installation, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section Starting an ESS process To start an @Sl{} session on Unix or on Windows when you use the Cygwin bash shell, simply type @kbd{M-x S RET}. To start an @Sl{} session on Windows when you use the MSDOS prompt shell, simply type @kbd{M-x S+6-msdos RET}. @node Current Features, New Features, Starting up, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section Current Features @include currfeat.texi @node New Features, Reporting Bugs, Current Features, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section New Features @include newfeat.texi @node Reporting Bugs, Mailing Lists, New Features, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section Reporting Bugs @include bugrept.texi @node Mailing Lists, Authors, Reporting Bugs, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section Mailing Lists @include mailing.texi @node Authors, , Mailing Lists, General Information @comment node-name, next, previous, up @section Authors @include authors.texi @bye @c Remember to delete these lines before creating the info file. @iftex @lucidbook @bindingoffset = 0.5in @parindent = 0pt @end iftex @comment Local Variables: @comment TeX-master: "readme.texi" @comment End: