Got it thanks - I want to achieve maximum exposure and transparency Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 3, 2015, at 5:10 PM, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 03/08/2015 4:31 PM, Glenn Schultz wrote: >> Hello All, >> >> I have a package which I would like to distribute. However, there are some >> classes that are not exported if I provide a tar file can the user >> decompress the tar to the source and then export class. I am thinking the >> answer is year since the tar is source code. Conversely, a binary build >> would prohibit this - correct? > > If you distribute a binary file, your package will soon become obsolete: > they are tied to particular versions of R and particular platforms. > > If you want wide exposure for your package, you should distribute it as > a source package on CRAN. It's more work than self-publishing (because > you need to meet their requirements), but it will improve your package. > > If your package is distributed in any other way, some people (like me) > will advise against using it at all. > > Duncan Murdoch > ______________________________________________ R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel