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2006 Aug 29
0
'CanMakeUseOf' field [was ".. Add 'fields' argument ..]
CanUse?
If the 'Suggests' field "lists packages that are not necessarily needed"
(Writing R Extensions), then why is the user required to have the
package installed to pass R CMD check? Likewise, if a CanMakeUseOf field
is added, then why would one choose to use Suggests at all? That is, is
there an advantage to requiring that the user have a package available
(to pass R CMD check) even if they do not need to load it to get
functionality?
I occasionally write functions of the form:
if (require(pkg)) optimi...
2006 Aug 29
1
PATCH: Add fields argument to installed.packages and available.packages
Hi all,
The write_PACKAGES function has a 'fields' argument that allows a user
generating a PACKAGES file to specify additional fields to include.
For symmetry, it would be nice for the available.packages function to
be able to read those extra fields when specified.
Similarly, it would be useful for installed.packages to have a
'fields' argument. This would allow a user to