Spencer
I do something a bit like this using make, and some "R like" directory
organization, to do "unit testing" of code for installing/checking
databases. The tests/ and an examples/ directory I added are fairly
straightforward. The fancier R things, like parsing examples out of Rd
files, and checking that documented arguments correspond to code, are
not so easy.
I think most of this fancy stuff is very specific to the R package
context, but it would be useful to think about how much of it could be
generalized. Let me know if you want more detail on my test setup.
Paul
Spencer Graves wrote:
Hi, All:
How might one test Matlab and perl code during "R CMD check"?
I ask for two reasons: First, the "fda" package exists in both R
and Matlab, and it would help if we could run test examples in Matlab as
part of "R CMD check". I tried "R.matlab", but could not get it to work
in that context.
Second, I have professional colleagues who write code in Matlab and
perl, but have no unit or regression testing. If I could test Matlab
and perl from within "R CMD check" examples, I think I could get them to
use it, because it would produce more "trustworthy software" [the "Prime
Directive" of Chambers (2008) Software for Data Analysis (Springer)] AND
give them documentation at the same time -- while simultaneously
reducing the cost of producing and maintaining code to given
specifications.
Thanks,
Spencer
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