Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-21 Thread Duncan Temple Lang
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robert Gentleman wrote: > > ... > As for the difference between source packages and built packages, yes > it would be nice at some time to enter into a discussion on that topic. > There are lots of things that can be done at build time (

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-21 Thread Robert Gentleman
Kurt Hornik wrote: >>Simon Urbanek writes: > > >>On Apr 20, 2006, at 1:23 PM, Henrik Bengtsson (max 7Mb) wrote: >> >>>Is it a general consensus on R-devel that *.tar.gz distributions >>>should only be treated as a distribution for *building* packages >>>and not for developing them? > >

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-21 Thread Thomas Lumley
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006, Kurt Hornik wrote: >> Simon Urbanek writes: > >> On Apr 20, 2006, at 1:23 PM, Henrik Bengtsson (max 7Mb) wrote: >>> Is it a general consensus on R-devel that *.tar.gz distributions >>> should only be treated as a distribution for *building* packages >>> and not for develop

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-21 Thread Kurt Hornik
> Simon Urbanek writes: > On Apr 20, 2006, at 1:23 PM, Henrik Bengtsson (max 7Mb) wrote: >> Is it a general consensus on R-devel that *.tar.gz distributions >> should only be treated as a distribution for *building* packages >> and not for developing them? [Actually, distributing so that

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-20 Thread Simon Urbanek
On Apr 20, 2006, at 1:23 PM, Henrik Bengtsson (max 7Mb) wrote: > Is it a general consensus on R-devel that *.tar.gz distributions > should only be treated as a distribution for *building* packages > and not for developing them? I don't know whether this is a general consensus, but it definit

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-20 Thread Kasper Daniel Hansen
One thing which I personally disagree with is that the procedure for the check is different when run on a directory than on a tarball (I am talking about the defaults here, I now know I can change it locally). I could understand the difference if the check resulted in an _error_ such that I

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-20 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, Robert Gentleman wrote: > Hi, > > Well, I guess if someone thinks they know how I am going to configure and > build the sources needed to construct appropriate dynamic libraries so well > that they can feel free to exclude files at their whim at install time, > perhaps they

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-20 Thread Robert Gentleman
Hi, Well, I guess if someone thinks they know how I am going to configure and build the sources needed to construct appropriate dynamic libraries so well that they can feel free to exclude files at their whim at install time, perhaps they could feel just as free to exclude them at build time

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-20 Thread Roger Bivand
On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, Robert Gentleman wrote: > I disagree, things like README files and other objects are important and > should be included. I don't see the real advantage to such warnings, if > someone wants them they could be turned on optionally. Isn't the point at least partly that all tho

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-20 Thread Robert Gentleman
I disagree, things like README files and other objects are important and should be included. I don't see the real advantage to such warnings, if someone wants them they could be turned on optionally. If size is an issue then authors should be warned that their package is large (in the top 1% at

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-20 Thread Henrik Bengtsson (max 7Mb)
On 4/19/06, Prof Brian Ripley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, James Bullard wrote: > > > Hello, I am having an issue with R CMD check with the nightly build of > > RC 2.3.0 (listed in the subject.) > > This is all explained in TFM, `Writing R Extensions'. > > > The problem is this

Re: [Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-19 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, James Bullard wrote: > Hello, I am having an issue with R CMD check with the nightly build of > RC 2.3.0 (listed in the subject.) This is all explained in TFM, `Writing R Extensions'. > The problem is this warning: > > * checking if this is a source package ... WARNING > Sub

[Rd] R CMD check: non source files in src on (2.3.0 RC (2006-04-19 r37860))

2006-04-19 Thread James Bullard
Hello, I am having an issue with R CMD check with the nightly build of RC 2.3.0 (listed in the subject.) The problem is this warning: * checking if this is a source package ... WARNING Subdirectory 'src' contains: README _Makefile These are unlikely file names for src files. In fact, they ar