[R-pkg-devel] doc url to vignette

[Uwe Ligges]

Update:

The https://cran.r-project.org/package=NAME/.... syntax works now and is 
accepted.

Best,
Uwe Ligges



On 21.09.2016 14:20, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> On 21/09/2016 7:57 AM, S Ellison wrote:
>> > How can I link to a certain page on CRAN without getting flagged for
>> non-
>> > canonical CRAN URL forms?
>>
>> In the interests of avoiding something that may change in future if
>> CRAN is restructured, would it be sufficient to include the link to
>> the vignette on the project home page you put in the DESCRIPTION file
>> URL?
>>
>> Or perhaps <heresy>you could sidestep cran URL checking by using a
>> bit.ly link pointed at your vignette, or similar redirect</heresy>...
>> that might even be easier to maintain if you move your vignette.
>
> In other words, try to mislead CRAN.  If you are caught doing that, you
> won't get much sympathy in the future.
>
> Why not just link to the copy of the vignette that is distributed with
> the package?  That will work even if your Internet connection doesn't.
> Just use a relative URL.  To link from vignette1.html to vignette2.html,
> use URL "vignette2.html".  They'll be installed in the same directory
> when the package is installed, so the relative link will work.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
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