R help - Jan 2003 - Generating .R and .Rd files with Sweave/noweb?

I'm writing a couple of related functions, and I'd like to generate a
(single) .R file (containing the function definitions), and separate .Rd
files (documenting each function).

Would this be possible with Sweave/noewb?  Has anyone tried something
along this idea?

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Regards,
Bj?rn-Helge Mevik

>>>>> "bj?rn-helge" == Bj?rn-Helge Mevik <bhx2 at
mevik.net> writes:
    bj?rn-helge> I'm writing a couple of related functions, and I'd
like to generate a
    bj?rn-helge> (single) .R file (containing the function definitions), and
separate .Rd
    bj?rn-helge> files (documenting each function).

    bj?rn-helge> Would this be possible with Sweave/noewb?  Has anyone tried
something
    bj?rn-helge> along this idea?

Yes, but it isn't as automated as one might want.  Doug Bates
suggested a possibly better format/processing system recently to me
(which might be alternatively useful as a post-noweb/sweave processor,
instead of on its own): doxygen, which uses javadoc-style comments,
and whose resulting documentation COULD be converted to *.Rd style
results.

best,
-tony

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Paul

You're right.  My primary goal was to write all the code and
documentation in one file, and split this into one .R file and
multiple .Rd files.  I got the idea of using Sweave/noweb because I'm
using Emacs with ESS, and I'd like to be in R-mode when I'm in a code
part of the file, and in Rd-mode in a documentation part.  I guess
using two files and a shell script, as you do, might be the best
solution.

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Bj?rn-Helge Mevik