R devel - Sep 2004 - R-2.0.0 Install problem for pkg bundle w inter-dependent namespaces

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Maechler [mailto:maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch]
[...]
>     Greg> So, what is the proper way to handle this?  Is there
>     Greg> some way to manually specify the package install order?
> 
> Well, isn't the order in the 'Contains:' field of the bundle
> DESCRIPTION file used?  
> If not, please consider sending patches for  
> src/scripts/INSTALL.in
> 
OK, that's the simple thing that I had been overlooking. Changing the the
Contains line to provide the packages in the order that they should be
installed fixed the problem.

May I suggest that the significance of the ordering in the Contains: field
be added to the (extremely brief) description of in "Writing R
Extensions"?

Perhaps change the text to:

	The 'Contains' field lists the packages, which should be contained
	in separate subdirectories with the names given.   During buiding 
	and installation, packages will be installed in the order specified.
	Be sure to order this list so that dependencies are appropriately
met.  

	The packages contained in a bundle are standard packages in all 
	respects except that the 'DESCRIPTION' file is replaced by a
'DESCRIPTION.in' 
	file which just contains fields additional to the 'DESCRIPTION' file

	of the bundle, for example 
	...

-Greg


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>>>>> "Greg" == Warnes, Gregory R
<gregory_r_warnes@groton.pfizer.com>
>>>>>     on Mon, 20 Sep 2004 15:10:32 -0400 writes:
    >> -----Original Message----- From: Martin Maechler
    >> [mailto:maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch]
    Greg> [...]  So, what is the proper way to handle this?  Is
    Greg> there some way to manually specify the package install
    Greg> order?
    >>  Well, isn't the order in the 'Contains:' field of the
    >> bundle DESCRIPTION file used?  If not, please consider
    >> sending patches for src/scripts/INSTALL.in
    >> 

    Greg> OK, that's the simple thing that I had been
    Greg> overlooking. Changing the the Contains line to provide
    Greg> the packages in the order that they should be
    Greg> installed fixed the problem.

    Greg> May I suggest that the significance of the ordering in
    Greg> the Contains: field be added to the (extremely brief)
    Greg> description of in "Writing R Extensions"?

    Greg> Perhaps change the text to:

    Greg> 	The 'Contains' field lists the packages, which
    Greg> should be contained in separate subdirectories with
    Greg> the names given.  During buiding and installation,
    Greg> packages will be installed in the order specified.  Be
    Greg> sure to order this list so that dependencies are
    Greg> appropriately met.

    Greg> 	The packages contained in a bundle are standard
    Greg> packages in all respects except that the 'DESCRIPTION'
    Greg> file is replaced by a 'DESCRIPTION.in' file which just
    Greg> contains fields additional to the 'DESCRIPTION' file
    Greg> of the bundle, for example ...

Good idea, thank you!
I just committed this (with a typo corrected).

Martin