[R] perl script in exec/

[Uwe Ligges]

Jason Sinnwell wrote:

> Dear useRs-
> 
> I am developing a package that uses output from stand-alone unix software 
> programs.  I use multiple perl scripts to process the output and make it ready 
> for reading into R.  I would like to keep the perl scripts in the designated 
> place for such files, exec/, but I can't find how a user is supposed to be able 
> to use those when using the library.   


   file.path(.path.package("NameOfThePackage"),
             "exec", "NameOfThePerlScript")

Uwe Ligges


> R-exts 1.1.4: 
> ..'exec/' could contain additional executables the package needs, ...  This 
> mechanism is currently used only by very few packages, and still experimental.  
> 
> Any help or referral to the proper documentation would be appreciated.  
> 
> Jason
> 
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