R help - Feb 2008 - How to form a simple R package

Is there a function to form in one step (configure files and install)
a simple R package of consisting of one script file of R functions?

For example in Windows:

form.package(name="mypkg", rcodefile ="c:\misc\mypkg.r" )

Thank you for any comments.
Giles

Giles Crane, M.Phil., MPH
Research Scientist & Statistician
Tel 609 292-8012, -5666
Fax 609 292-9288
giles.crane at doh.state.nj.us

?package.skeleton

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On Feb 5, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Giles.Crane at doh.state.nj.us wrote:
> Is there a function to form in one step (configure files and install)
> a simple R package of consisting of one script file of R functions?
>
> For example in Windows:
>
> form.package(name="mypkg", rcodefile ="c:\misc\mypkg.r"
)
>
> Thank you for any comments.
> Giles

Well, not exactly. package.skeleton() is very useful as a first step,
but it does *not* create a package entirely. It turns out that in
Windows, creating a package is very simple once you have downloaded all
programs needed (e.g., perl) and you have your path configured exaclty,
(exactly, exactly) as described in the document found at the link below.

After running package.skeleton, you must still run Rcmd build, Rcmd
check, and Rcmd install.

http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset
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> Subject: Re: [R] How to form a simple R package
> 
> ?package.skeleton
> 
> b
> 
> On Feb 5, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Giles.Crane at doh.state.nj.us wrote:
> 
> > Is there a function to form in one step (configure files 
> and install) 
> > a simple R package of consisting of one script file of R functions?
> >
> > For example in Windows:
> >
> > form.package(name="mypkg", rcodefile
="c:\misc\mypkg.r" )
> >
> > Thank you for any comments.
> > Giles
> 
>