If you look at tools:::.build_news_db, the plain text NEWS file is searched for in pkg/NEWS and pkg/inst/NEWS, but NEWS.Rd in only searched for in pkg/inst/NEWS.Rd.
Looks like a bug to me. I *think*. Thanks, Kevin On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Kevin Wright <kw.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hopefully a quick question. My package has a NEWS.Rd file that is not > being found by "news". > > The "news" function calls "tools:::.build_news_db" which has this line: > > nfile <- file.path(dir, "inst", "NEWS.Rd") > > So it appears that the "news" function is searching for > "mypackage/inst/NEWS.Rd". > > However, "Writing R extensions" says "The contents of the inst > subdirectory will be copied recursively to the installation directory" > > During the installation, mypackage/inst/NEWS.Rd is copied into the > "mypackage" directory, not "mypackage/inst". > > What am I doing wrong, or is this a bug? > > Kevin Wright > > > > -- > Kevin Wright > -- Kevin Wright ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.