R devel - Jul 2007 - developing a package: increase the number of functions

Dear list,
 
I am trying to develop a package. I used the function package.skeleton to make
the directory tree of the package and then build and compiled the package as
described (I hope). Now, I would like to increase the number of functions in the
package without overwriting the existing package directory tree, so I put these
new functions in the directory R of the tree. When I then build and install the
package, I can not find the new functions, so apparently they are omitted from
the installation.
 
My question is: why does this occur? What should I do to get these new functions
also installed?
 
(I am using R 2.4.1)
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Albart Coster

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, Coster, Albart wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> I am trying to develop a package. I used the function package.skeleton 
> to make the directory tree of the package and then build and compiled 
> the package as described (I hope). Now, I would like to increase the 
> number of functions in the package without overwriting the existing 
> package directory tree, so I put these new functions in the directory R 
> of the tree. When I then build and install the package, I can not find 
> the new functions, so apparently they are omitted from the installation.
What file name(s) did you use?  See 'Writing R Extensions' for allowed 
names, and also remember you need to add documentation for those 
functions.

Do you have a NAMESPACE?
> My question is: why does this occur? What should I do to get these new 
> functions also installed?
>
> (I am using R 2.4.1)
Why?  R 2.5.1 is current.

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Prof Brian Ripley <ripley <at> stats.ox.ac.uk> writes:
...
> 
> Do you have a NAMESPACE?
Hi Albart!

About the NAMESACE issue. Functions that are specified in NAMESPACE
are available when you install a package, while internal ones can
only be accessed with

myInternalFun:::myPackage

Gregor