[R-pkg-devel] different build tools

[Simon Urbanek]

> On 29/05/2024, at 11:21 AM, Boylan, Ross <Ross.Boylan using ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Is it required that the package submitted to CRAN have been built with R CMD build rather than some other tool?  When you say "CRAN has nothing to do with any of the above [different tools]" it sounds as if one can use anything; but "a package submitted to CRAN is ... created by calling R CMD build"  sounds as if  that's mandatory.
> 


Yes, it is - from the CRAN policy:


 Uploads must be source tarballs created by R CMD build and
 following the PACKAGE_VERSION.tar.gz naming scheme.
 This should be done with current R-patched or the current release of R.


But as explained in the previous email the Posit tools you mentioned are simply front-ends which do some stuff and then call R CMD build at the end, so they still fit the bill.

Cheers,
Simon