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Release Notes
Release 1.3.1 for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and AIX
E36762-09
August 2013
This document contains information that was not available at the time of Release 1.3.1. This document contains these topics:
Do Not Use Oracle R Distribution 3.0.1 with Oracle R Enterprise 1.3.1
Oracle R Distribution Available for R 2.15.2 on All Platforms
Oracle R Enterprise and Oracle R Distribution Support Matrix
Oracle R Distribution 3.0.1 Linux RPMs, now available on Oracle's public yum, will be compatible with future versions of Oracle R Enterprise.
However, you should use Oracle R Distribution 2.15.3 with Oracle R Enterprise 1.3.1. Do not use Oracle R Distribution 3.0.1.
When installing Oracle R Distribution for Oracle R Enterprise 1.3.1, specify this command:
yum install R-2.15.3
If you do not specify 2.15.3, R-3.0.1 will be installed by default
Oracle R Enterprise 1.3.1 now supports Oracle Database 12.1, the most recent release of Oracle Database.
Oracle R Enterprise 1.3.1 also supports Oracle Database 11.2.0.3 and 11.2.0.4. A patch that enables Oracle R Enterprise to support 11.2.0.1 databases is available on Linux. See Oracle R Enterprise and Oracle R Distribution Support Matrix for details.
Note:
Oracle Database 12.1 currently ships with Oracle R Enterprise 1.2. If you have Oracle Database 12.1, you should upgrade to Oracle R Enterprise 1.3.1.Oracle R Distribution 2.15.3 Linux RPM are available for download from the Oracle public yum repository at https://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/
. For installation instructions, see the Oracle R Enterprise blog:
https://blogs.oracle.com/R/entry/oracle_r_distribution_for_r1
For a complete list of the changes in R 2.15.3, see the R News file:
http://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-devel/doc/html/NEWS.html
See Also:
Oracle R Enterprise Known Issues for description of bug 16869626, which affects Oracle R Distribution for R 2.15.3 on LinuxOracle R Distribution for R 2.15.2 is available on the Oracle R Distribution download site at https://oss.oracle.com/ORD/
. For installation instructions, see the README for your platform.
R 2.15.2 is a maintenance update that provides improved performance and reduces memory usage for some commonly-used functions. For a complete list of the changes, see the R News file:
The supported configurations of Oracle R Enterprise, Oracle R Distribution, and Oracle Database are shown in Table 1.
Table 1 Oracle R Enterprise Configuration and Support Matrix
Oracle R Enterprise Version | R/Oracle R Distribution Version | Oracle Database Version (See Note) |
---|---|---|
1.0 |
2.13.2 |
11.2.0.3, 11.2.0.4 |
1.1 |
2.13.2 |
11.2.0.3, 11.2.0.4 |
1.2 |
2.15.1 |
11.2.0.3, 11.2.0.4 |
1.3 |
2.15.1 |
11.2.0.3, 11.2.0.4 |
1.3.1 |
2.15.2, 2.15.3 |
11.2.0.3, 11.2.0.4, 12.1 |
Note:
Oracle Database versions 11.2.0.1 and 11.2.0.2 are supported on Linux if patched. See "Patching Oracle Software With OPatch" in Oracle Universal Installer and OPatch User's Guide for Windows and UNIX for instructions.The following describes an error that affects Oracle R Distribution for R 2.15.3 on Linux:
Bug Number: 16869626
Title: ORE.PREDICT-RPART METHOD NAMES NEED TO BE UPDATED
Description: The row names for the split component of the rpart object have changed structure since R 2.15.2 and are no longer compatible with the ORE.PREDICT-RPART method.
Workaround: None.
Oracle R Enterprise Release 1.3.1 fixes the problems listed in Table 2.
Table 2 Bugs Fixed in Oracle R Enterprise Release 1.3.1
Bug Number | Bug Description |
---|---|
16478724 |
REGRESSION: AGGREGATE NOT WORKING WHEN INDEX IS AN ORE.FRAME |
16448096 |
REPEATED VARIABLE DERIVATION USING IFELSE RESULTS IN LONG RUNNING QUERIES |
16435418 |
ORE.TOXML IS HIGHLY INEFFICIENT |
16433727 |
SQL INTERFACE XML OUTPUT PRODUCES NO RESULT FOR R LIST RETURN VALUE |
16426950 |
ADD SUPPORT FOR PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS |
16426704 |
UTILIZE SCALAR PARAMETER SUPPORT ON RQ TABLE FUNCTION TO AVOID TEMP DB TABLE |
16426158 |
ORE.DELETE FAILS TO REMOVE MUTLPLE REFERENCE DB OBJECTS |
16419536 |
SCALE METHOD FOR ORE.FRAME DOES NOT PROPERLY HANDLE NAS IN CENTER AND SCALE |
16418921 |
CREATE AN ORESTATS::AVE METHOD TO MIMIC STATS::AVE |
16411992 |
TRANSFORM AND WITHIN DO NOT PRODUCE ORE.FRAMES OPTIMIZED WRT THE INPUT ORE.FRAME |
16396501 |
MEMORY LEAK ON RQ*EVAL TABLE FUNCTION BLOB RETURN |
16392960 |
SCALE METHOD FOR ORE.FRAME IS LIMITED TO 297 COLUMNS |
16309055 |
R:ORE: SUPPORTING AND CLIENT PACKAGES FAILING TO INSTALL ON WINDOWS (ORE 1.3) |
16306380 |
SUBSTRING() AND SUBSTR() FUNCTIONS USE WRONG ARGUMENT CONVENTION |
16268465 |
R:ORE: INSTALL.SH SCRIPT SHOULD CHECK FOR DB INSTANCE BEFORE INSTALLATION |
16264162 |
UBSET,ORE.FRAME-METHOD CHECKS FOR UNIQUE KEY WHEN ONLY SELECT ARG IS SUPPLIED |
16239534 |
SERVER INSTALL.SH DOES NOT HANDLE MULTIPLE NODE, SHARED SCHEMA ENV (EXADATA) |
16232013 |
EMBEDDED R SHALL SYNC UNDERLYING DB OBJECT INFO FOR AUTO CONNECT |
16192292 |
ORE.SECOND, ORE.MINUTE, ORE.HOUR, ORE.MDAY BROKEN FOR ORE.DIFFTIME OBJECTS |
16087689 |
$<- METHOD FOR ORE.FRAME UNNECCESSARILY CHECKS FOR ROW SIZE EQUALITY |
16087308 |
ORE DATASTORE INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD PROTECT AGAINST CREATION OF FACTOR COLUMNS |
16069524 |
%IN% METHOD FOR ORE.VECTOR CANNOT HANDLE SET WITH MORE THAN 1000 VALUES |
16018192 |
ORE.PUSH,LIST-METHOD DOES NOT PROPERLY HANDLE S3 ELEMS WITH MULTIPLE INHERITANCE |
15982395 |
OREBASE SHOULD REFERENCE RORACLE METHOD DIRECTLY INSTEAD OF REFERENCING DBI |
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