Hi, I am not that familiar with the DCF... But R seems to accept # quite easely. More precisely:
Before posting my message, I try it on a small package: R CMD check or R CMD INSTALL did not make any warning or error (whereas they do if I use '#' alone). After reading your response, I dig a bit more. The source of my DESCRIPTION file was: --- 8< ------------------ #############################: ###: This is some kind of 'section 1' ###: Package: packBasic1 Title: Very simple package Version: 0.9.2 License: GPL (>=2.0) Description: A package #: #: #############################: ###: This is 'section 2' ###: Author: Christophe Genolini Maintainer: Christophe Genolini <genol...@u-paris10.fr> --- 8< ------------------ The DESCRIPTION file after installation was: --- 8< ------------------ #############################: ###: Package: packBasic1 Title: Very simple package Version: 0.9.2 License: GPL (>=2.0) Description: A package #: Author: Christophe Genolini Maintainer: Christophe Genolini <genol...@u-paris10.fr> Built: R 3.0.0; ; 2013-05-02 06:50:57 UTC; windows --- 8< ------------------ So I guess there was a problem. But if I number the comments line, then it works: --- 8< --------------------- #############################1: ###2: This is some kind of 'section 1' ###3: Package: packBasic1 Title: Very simple package Version: 0.9.2 License: GPL (>=2.0) Description: A package #4: #5: #############################6: ###7: This is 'section 2' ###8: Author: Christophe Genolini Maintainer: Christophe Genolini <genol...@u-paris10.fr> Built: R 3.0.0; ; 2013-05-02 06:49:27 UTC; windows --- 8< --------------------- Christophe -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Comments-in-the-DESCRIPTION-file-tp4648678p4666017.html Sent from the R devel mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
