R help - Jul 2007 - 'non-standard' folder names in R package

Hi list,

I use a .xml file for a function's demo in the R package I'm creating.  
Since it doesn't belong to any of the 'standard' folders, i.e. those
mentioned in the 'Writing R Extension', I put it in a folder call
"myXML",
much like the 'iris.xl' file in 'xls' folder from
'gdata' package, for
example.  After running R CMD build, I could see the .xml file is in the 
..tar.gz file.  However, after running R CMD INSTALL -build, the file and the 
folder disappeared in both the .zip file and the installed package.  (R CMD 
CHECK, of course, failed too before that, as "myXML" can't be
installed.)
Could anybody tell me what's the tricks to keep those folders in my 
installation?  I'm using R-2.5.1 under WinXP.

Thank you very much!

....Tao

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Tao Shi wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I use a .xml file for a function's demo in the R package I'm
creating.
> Since it doesn't belong to any of the 'standard' folders, i.e.
those
> mentioned in the 'Writing R Extension', I put it in a folder call 
> "myXML", much like the 'iris.xl' file in 'xls'
folder from 'gdata'
> package, for example.  After running R CMD build, I could see the .xml 
> file is in the ..tar.gz file.  However, after running R CMD INSTALL 
> -build, the file and the folder disappeared in both the .zip file and 
> the installed package.  (R CMD CHECK, of course, failed too before that, 
> as "myXML" can't be installed.)  Could anybody tell me
what's the tricks
> to keep those folders in my installation?  I'm using R-2.5.1 under
WinXP.
> 
> Thank you very much!


If you want it to be in mypackage/myXML after installation, put it into 
mypackage/inst/myXML in the source package, as the manual you cited 
suggests.

Uwe Ligges



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