R help - Sep 2006 - 'help' information not modified when I modify man files

I am updating the Bioconductor package, LMGene. Thus I am modifying someone
else's package, editing or writing new documentation, etc.

When I modify the man files in LMGene  and install the library, it doesn't
change the 'help' that R gives you. The 'help' you actually get
in R is the
same as before.

I haven't been able to find an explanation in "Writing R
Extensions". The
package I'm working with also contains a 'help' directory, which is
not
mentioned in WRE.

When installing a package, how do I make sure that the 'man' files get
used
to generate the 'help' files?

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John Tillinghast wrote:
> I am updating the Bioconductor package, LMGene. Thus I am modifying someone
> else's package, editing or writing new documentation, etc.
> 
> When I modify the man files in LMGene  and install the library, it
doesn't
> change the 'help' that R gives you. The 'help' you actually
get in R is the
> same as before.
> 
> I haven't been able to find an explanation in "Writing R
Extensions". The
> package I'm working with also contains a 'help' directory,
which is not
> mentioned in WRE.
> 
> When installing a package, how do I make sure that the 'man' files
get used
> to generate the 'help' files?

The files in ./man are used automatically.
Are you sure you are using the modified version of package LMGene rather 
than the old one (perhaps installed into a different library?)?

Uwe Ligges

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