[R] problem in building an R package

[Uwe Ligges]

clue_less wrote:
> i am trying to build an R package and submit to CRAN.
> i am using -
> package.skeleton(name="xxzz", code_files = "H:\xxzz.R")
> to build package xxzz.
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> The code above generates 'xxzz' folder.
> It seems that I have to manually edit the files generated in xxzz folder (to
> add titles, authors, etc)
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> 
> But when I re-run -
> package.skeleton(name="xxzz", code_files = "H:\xxzz.R")


Why do you rerun it once you have the structure of your package?
You can add separate files now and add documentation via prompt().

Uwe Ligges




> All the edited information will be lost since the default files are 
> regenerated such as DESCRIPTION file.
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> I have found the process of building package is extremely troublesome.
> 
> Have anybody had a better approach?
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> Thanks.
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