Hello, I am trying to setup a private CRAN for work (behind a firewall). The best options available include miniCRAN <https://github.com/RevolutionAnalytics/miniCRAN>, drat <https://github.com/eddelbuettel/drat> and packrat <https://rstudio.github.io/packrat/>. One problem is these packages do not automatically generate the web pages that are on the CRAN.
Examples: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/index.html https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/available_packages_by_name.html Each time the CRAN adds a package, there must be an automated process in place to regenerate the pages again with the new package added (example - A3 <https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/A3/index.html>). I read somewhere (possibly on stackoverflow) that the CRAN html pages are statically built. I would like for users to be able to explore the packages in my private CRAN just like the public CRAN without having to open R and search for packages/documentation through the command line. The R Manual includes a small section <https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.html#Setting-up-a-package-repository> on setting up a repository but it only discusses the structure of the directories needed to host packages. Nothing is mentioned about how the CRAN creates/updates the /web directory. What is the best way to generate/maintain the web pages for a private CRAN? P.S. Let me know if this question is best answered on one of the other mailing lists. Josh Bradley [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
