R help - Jan 2008 - package manual in pdf

Hi all,

I am trying to write a pdf manual for my package. I create a file
inst\doc\myDoc.tex. I taught that R CMD build will call latex on this file (like
it is said in Writing R extension), but it does not happen.

I also notice that a pdf manual is produce automatically but with a not so good
presentation (very long lines that step outside the page for example). Where can
I find the source code of this .pdf ? Is there a way to modify it?

Sorry to ask these questions, but writing R extension is not that clear on the
topic...

Christophe

On 23/01/2008 7:37 PM, christophe.genolini at free.fr
wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to write a pdf manual for my package. I create a file
> inst\doc\myDoc.tex. I taught that R CMD build will call latex on this file
(like
> it is said in Writing R extension), but it does not happen.
I don't see this in Writing R Extensions, other than in the "Writing 
package vignettes" section, where it says this happens for vignettes in 
Sweave format.  You can force it to happen to .tex files by including a 
Makefile.
> I also notice that a pdf manual is produce automatically but with a not so
good
> presentation (very long lines that step outside the page for example).
Where can
> I find the source code of this .pdf ? Is there a way to modify it?
The usual one is produced from your .Rd documentation files.  I don't 
know why the lines would be too long, I don't usually see that.

Duncan Murdoch
> 
> Sorry to ask these questions, but writing R extension is not that clear on
the
> topic...
> 
> Christophe
> 
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