Re: [R-pkg-devel] .tar vs. binary builds

2015-08-03 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
On 3 August 2015 at 19:32, Glenn Schultz wrote: | Got it thanks - I want to achieve maximum exposure and transparency So provide access to the source code, as well as to installable binaries. That is a recipe many of us have used for years if not decades. Dirk -- http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com

Re: [R-pkg-devel] .tar vs. binary builds

2015-08-03 Thread Glenn Schultz
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 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 >> class

Re: [R-pkg-devel] .tar vs. binary builds

2015-08-03 Thread Glenn Schultz
Hi Ben, I get it thanks - feedback very helpful. -Glenn   On Aug 03, 2015, at 06:06 PM, Ben Bolker wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 15-08-03 06:34 PM, Glenn Schultz wrote: Hi Ben, [Please keep the list cc'd in your replies.] Thanks for answering so quickly. Basical

Re: [R-pkg-devel] .tar vs. binary builds

2015-08-03 Thread Ben Bolker
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 15-08-03 06:34 PM, Glenn Schultz wrote: > Hi Ben, [Please keep the list cc'd in your replies.] > Thanks for answering so quickly. Basically, I want to be able to distribute the package to users and testers some are on Mac others Windows. I

Re: [R-pkg-devel] .tar vs. binary builds

2015-08-03 Thread Duncan Murdoch
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 >

Re: [R-pkg-devel] .tar vs. binary builds

2015-08-03 Thread Ben Bolker
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 15-08-03 04:31 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 ex

[R-pkg-devel] .tar vs. binary builds

2015-08-03 Thread Glenn Schultz
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 binar

Re: [R-pkg-devel] need some help to understand package build workflow

2015-08-03 Thread Hadley Wickham
On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Kevin Ushey wrote: > I'm not sure if that's correct -- from what I see, in the generated Rd > documentation: > > - The 'usage' is drawn from the S4 generic, > - The 'arguments' are drawn from the function. > > I think R CMD check is correctly warning about that. A

Re: [R-pkg-devel] new maintainer sought for maps packages

2015-08-03 Thread Alex Deckmyn
Hi, I have made a beta version of the new maps package available at https://github.com/adeckmyn/maps/archive/v3.0-beta.1.tar.gz. If things go smoothly, I will probably submit it to CRAN early September. I will also announce and clarify this on R-sig-Geo. - Martin, the old data base is now c