[R-pkg-devel] Read CRAN package DESCRIPTION without downloading source

Josiah Parry jo@|@h@p@rry @end|ng |rom gm@||@com
Sun May 18 15:59:40 CEST 2025


Hey Folks,

Is there  a way to view the DESCRIPTION file for packages on CRAN _without_
downloading the source?

I'd like to identify packages with the field `Config/rextendr/version` in
order to be able to triage code changes in the future.

Thanks,

Josiah

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