README.md

   1 # pkgdev: help to develop R packages
   2
   3 ## NOTE: (mostly) superseded by devtools
   4
   5 However it was interesting to develop, and could still be used.
   6
   7 ## Basic usage
   8
   9     #Install and load library
  10     R CMD INSTALL path/to/pkgdev/folder
  11     library(pkgdev) #inside R
  12
  13     #load some package (with its datasets)
  14     pkgpath = "path/to/some/package"
  15     pkgdev.load(pkgpath) #this command also reload package
  16
  17     #test it (if unit tests defined under tests/ subfolders)
  18     pkgdev.rtest(pkgpath) ; pkgdev.ctest(pkgpath)
  19
  20     #you can also run its functions
  21     foo(...) ; bar(...)
  22
  23     #...and so on
  24
  25     #finally, unload package
  26     pkgdev.unload(pkgpath)
  27
  28 Try also pkgTest/ testing package.
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  32 Warning: old R package format - might require adjustments.