Same here.

Just made my first package and regret not having learned how to do it from
the very beginning.

Steve


On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 3:27 AM, Michael Dewey <info@aghmed.fsnet.co.uk>wrote:

> At 12:30 09/07/2011, Simon Chamaillé-Jammes wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> sorry if this is a bit on the sidetrack for R-help.
>>
>> As a regular R user I have developed quite a lot of custom R functions, to
>> the point of not always remembering what I have already programmed, where
>> the file is and so on.
>> I was wondering what other people do in this regards. A basic file with
>> all your functions, or a custom R package, or directly integrated into a
>> profile file ??? I'm considering that a blog with tagged posts may be a good
>> solution (and really good ones could join R-bloggers maybe).
>>
>> If someone is happy to share what (s)he considers good practice, thanks.
>>
>
> I spent too many years doing what you say you are doing because creating a
> package seemed quite complicated. Once I took the plunge I found it well
> worth the effort. You do have to invest time and effort to begin with.
>
> You will find
> ?package.skeleton
> ?prompt
> rewarding reading as well as those sections of the R extensions document
> which are relevant to your use.
>
> Good luck
>
>
>  simon
>>
>>
>>
> Michael Dewey
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