R help - Dec 2003 - pkg-manual.dvi. How to generate the start page?

Hi!

On the cran "package source" page, to each package there are the
"reference manual" in pdf format with a nice title page.

I observed that during the R CMD check pkg a pkg-manual.div are generated in the
pgk.Rcheck directory.
But the nice title page are missing. During the package build and install no div
files are produced.

Which opitions I have to pass during the build or installation process to get
such a nice manual dvi file with title page and "R topics documented"
(table of contents) section?

Eryk

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>>>>> "Eryk" == Eryk Wolski <wolski at
molgen.mpg.de>
>>>>>     on Mon, 22 Dec 2003 14:30:37 +0100 writes:
    Eryk> Hi!  On the cran "package source" page, to each
    Eryk> package there are the "reference manual" in pdf format
    Eryk> with a nice title page.

    Eryk> I observed that during the R CMD check pkg a
    Eryk> pkg-manual.div are generated in the pgk.Rcheck
    Eryk> directory.  But the nice title page are
    Eryk> missing. During the package build and install no div
    Eryk> files are produced.

    Eryk> Which opitions I have to pass during the build or
    Eryk> installation process to get such a nice manual dvi
    Eryk> file with title page and "R topics documented" (table
    Eryk> of contents) section?

R CMD Rd2dvi --pdf  <pkgdir>


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