[Rd] R CMD check for the R code from vignettes

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 03/06/2014, 2:04 PM, Yihui Xie wrote:
> As I pointed out, \Sexpr{} is not the only potential problem. Besides,
> side effects are not necessarily evil in all cases.
>
> Since I have been described as "nitpicky", it is time for me to quit
> the discussion now

In that case I'll also consider the issue closed.

Duncan Murdoch


(adjectives on personal pronouns instead of nouns
> in a discussion is a sign for me to quit in my eyes). I'm fine with
> optional tangling, and I believe one should not expect to reproduce
> results generated by weave using a different approach, namely
> tangle+source. Some people believe tangling should mandatory, and
> tangle must completely match weave in terms of code evaluation. I'm
> fine with that, too. I'll be happy to see improvement in tangle
> functions, as well as education on good/bad side effects. I have no
> intention to win the Nobel Peace Prize, so I'm not going to make
> everyone agree with each other. You hold your opinions, and I hold
> mine. Once again, thanks everyone for your perspectives!
>
> Regards,
> Yihui
> --
> Yihui Xie <xieyihui at gmail.com>
> Web: http://yihui.name
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Kevin Coombes <kevin.r.coombes at gmail.com> wrote:
>> "Doc, it hurts when I do this."
>> "So, don't do that."
>>
>> If no one in R Core does anything about this issue (in terms of changing
>> Sweave or Stangle), then the solution still remains very simple.  Authors of
>> vignettes should avoid using anything in \Sexpr{} that has a side effect. As
>> long as they do that, the code will tangle correctly and produce the same
>> result as Sweave.
>>
>> R CMD check already detects other things which may or may not be outright
>> errors but are viewed as bad practice. I think it is bad practice to put
>> code with side effects into an Sexpr. So, I don't do that. If I did do that
>> accidentally, I really wouldn't mind if R CMD check warned me abut it.
>>
>>    -- Kevin
>
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