Duncan Murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 8/29/2006 11:58 AM, Seth Falcon wrote: >> I think there is an important distinction between a dependency needed >> for the package to function and a dependency needed to demonstrate >> said functionality via an example or vignette. The former is what >> Depends is about, the latter is something else (Suggests). > > Yes, that's a good point, especially with vignettes. Only the package > author needs to be able to run them.
Yes, but just to keep things clear: the value of vignettes is that users can follow along. So the ability to programatically identify the extra required packages is valuable. > But maybe examples should be considered broken if they don't > work. Users should be able to expect example(foo) not to generate an > error. Package authors should wrap optional examples in code like if > (require(...)). I agree. As with vignettes, there is value in users being able to follow along and it would be nice to have a programatic way to identify extra package needed for fancy/involved/optional examples. Best, + seth ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
