> On 11 May 2017, at 15:49, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 11/05/2017 8:31 AM, Rainer Krug wrote: >> Hi >> >> I am building two packages: >> >> - a data package which contains the data and function to extract it (several >> datasets, linked, like an sql database) and >> - an analysis package which contains functions to analyse the data in the >> data package and depends on the data package. >> >> The data package is updated often as the data is updated regularly, while >> the analysis package will (hopefully) be more static. >> >> Now I created a report which I put in the vignette of the analysis package, >> which works nicely and the report is created when the analysis package is >> installed, but when the data package is updated, the user has to re-install >> the analysis package to re-create the report (vignette) of the updated >> dataset. >> >> I know that I am abusing the vignette, but it works nicely. >> >> My question: Is there a way of re-creating the vignette by a user after >> they installed a newer version of the data package, or is there a better way >> of creating the report(s)? > > 1. No, if the analysis package isn't changed, it won't automatically update.
Yes - but can I initiate a rebuild by issuing a command in R like rebuild_vignette() to enable the user to rebuild the vignette? > > 2. Why not put the vignette in the data package? Then it will be consistent > with the data in that package. The vignette (which is a report) depends on functions in the Analysis package - so I would have circular dependencies - but I could actually invert the dependencies... > > Duncan Murdoch > -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) University of Zürich Cell: +41 (0)78 630 66 57 Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 email: rai...@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug
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