[R] Writing Rd files dor package

[Uwe Ligges]

Martin Olivier wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have some problems to write help files for a package. I don't 
> understant how to include help
> files in a package that I develop.
> 
> I have written the Rd files that I have put in a man directory. So after 
> this, I built the package with the command
> R CMD build (for linux) and I obtained my package (I have also used the 
> commands  R CMD Rdconv -t txt and
> R CMD Rdconv -t html to convert my Rd files in txt and html files)
>

R CMD Rdconv is not necessary, if you are building a package. The Rd 
files will be converted automatically during R CMD INSTALL.


> I succesfully install the package with R INSTALL and load the library 
> with the command library()
> in a R session. But there is  no available help for the functions, enven 
> if in the /path/R/library/mypacakge/ directory, there are the 
> directories html,  man and help.

If the Rd files have the correct syntax and corresoponding files are in 
the mentioned directories (e.g. ./help), everything should work fine ....


> I suppose that I have made some mistakes. I read "Writing R Extensions" 
> , but I do not find my mistakes.
> Could you help me.
> 
> Best regards,
> Olivier


Uwe Ligges