[R-pkg-devel] Question about package dependency

[Neal Fultz]

Unless there is something Oracle-specific for your database code, I'd
recommend using the DBI interface instead - "enterprise" users can
provide an Oracle object to your functions, and other people could use
their own particular databases.

DBI itself could be a Suggests dependency if it isn't strictly required.


On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 5:09 PM Sebastien Bihorel
<Sebastien.Bihorel using cognigencorp.com> wrote:
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> Hi
>
> I am working on modifying a package originally developed for use within my company, with the intent to distribute it to users external to our company.
> The package currently depends on ROracle to extract data from an Oracle database. The modifications I am implementing would allow the package to operate under 2 modes of data extraction: from this database for internal users or from locally stored data files for external users. Beyond the data extraction step, the package would provide functionality to manipulate the data which is independent of their origin.
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> I was wondering if and how I could set up my package code and DESCRIPTION file so that external users don't have to install ROracle to install and use my package (since they would operate only in the 2nd mode of data extraction described above).
>
> Thank in advance for your suggestions.
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