R Observatory: Metrics for torus version 1.01

Balamuta, James Joseph

doi:10.5281/zenodo.21843040

This package was removed from CRAN on 2008-04-27. Its history is shown below.

Details below reflect version 1.01, its last release before removal.

torus

1.01

Torus algorithm and linear congruential generators

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Overview

About

Maintained by Christophe Dutang2 releasesCRAN page ↗

Torus algorithm for quasi random number generation (for Van Der Corput low-discrepancy sequences, use Rmetrics - fOptions). Also implements a general linear congruential pseudo random generator (such as Park Miller) to make comparison with Mersenne Twister (default in R) and the Torus algorithm.

Install

R (source archive)

url <- "https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/torus/torus_1.01.tar.gz"
pkgFile <- "torus_1.01.tar.gz"
download.file(url, pkgFile)
install.packages(pkgFile, type = "source", repos = NULL)

This package is no longer on CRAN, so install.packages() cannot fetch it by name. This downloads the last archived source (1.01) and builds it locally. Install its dependencies first, and note that building from source needs the usual compiler toolchain.

Health

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Code health

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Tests · ratio 0.00

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Coverage

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Documentation · exports

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Documentation

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Examples that run: 100%
Documented parameters: 100%
Return-value docs: 100%
References docs: 100%

Downloads

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Dependencies

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Depends (1)

R >= 2.6.0

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Code & Tests

People & History

People (2)

Other (2)

Christophe Dutang

Contributor

Thibault Marchal

Contributor · added in 1.01

Package Timeline

2 releases. Pick two to compare their code metrics. R releases are shown for context.

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R 2.8.0 released · 2008-10-20
1.01
2008-04-27 · diff ↗
1.01archived
2008-04-27 · diff ↗
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R 2.7.0 released · 2008-04-22
1.0
2007-12-03
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R 2.6.0 released · 2007-10-03

Package metadata

Total releases: 2
License: GPL (>= 2) OSI
Minimum R: ≥ 2.6.0
Download size: not tracked yet
Installed size: not tracked yet
With dependencies: not tracked yet

Cite

Cite this package

Run in R for the authors' preferred citation:

citation("torus")

Format

Dutang, C., & Marchal, T. (n.d.). torus: Torus algorithm and linear congruential generators (Version 1.01) [Computer software]. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=torus

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Format

APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for torus version 1.01 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-08-11. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040

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