[R-pkg-devel] Changing the title of a package.

[Rolf Turner]

On Thu, 5 Jun 2025 18:02:30 -0500
Spencer Graves <spencer.graves using effectivedefense.org> wrote:

> I suggest you copy the package, give one the new name, and submit it. 
> After it has been accepted and is on CRAN, replace the other with a 
> something that says, "This package has been replaced by _______."
> 
> 
> FYI, I did something like that. Prior to 2010 Sundar Dorai-Raj and I 
> created a package called "RSiteSearch". I asked this group for 
> suggestions for a better name. Someone suggested "sos". I do not 
> remember exactly how I did it, but it was roughly like what I just 
> described.
> 
> 
> It worked ;-)

Note that I am not trying to change the *NAME* of the package, but
rather the *title* (in the DESCRIPTION file).

cheers,

Rolf


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