[Rd] make check-all does not find DESCRIPTION for VR packages

[Liaw, Andy]

When running make check-all on R-1.9.0beta (2004-03-31) built with
pgf77/gcc/g++ on the Opteron (running SLES8), I get four warnings about not
finding the DESCRIPTION files for the packages in the VR bundle; e.g.,

cannot open file `/u1/scratch/R-1.9.0/tests/Packages/VR/spatial/DESCRIPTION'

Error in tools:::.checkPackageDepends(dir =
"/u1/scratch/R-1.9.0/tests/Packages/VR/spatial") : 
        package directory '/u1/scratch/R-1.9.0/tests/Packages/VR/spatial'
has no valid DESCRIPTION file
Execution halted
See the information on DESCRIPTION files in section 'Creating R packages'
of the 'Writing R Extensions' manual.

Has anyone seen the same, or is it just me?

[With tar ztvf src/library/Recommended/VR.tgz, I do see DESCRIPTION.in in
the packages, but no DESCRIPTION.]

Best,
Andy

Andy Liaw, PhD
Biometrics Research      PO Box 2000, RY33-300     
Merck Research Labs           Rahway, NJ 07065
mailto:andy_liaw at merck.com        732-594-0820