On 7/11/2014 4:49 PM, Dan Tenenbaum wrote:> Hi, > > I notice in R-3.1.1, if a package specifies a VignetteBuilder (such > as knitr) in its DESCRIPTION file, butdoes not also depend on the > specified package (in either Depends, Imports, or Suggests), that R > CMD check will say: > > * checking package dependencies ... ERROR > VignetteBuilder package not declared: ‘knitr’ > > I'm glad this situation is now caught by R CMD check, but I think > the message text should be changed, because the message is confusing. > Indeed, the VignetteBuilder package *was* declared, in the > VignetteBuilder line. The problem is that there's no dependency on it, > so no automated way to install it for building or checking. > > Can the message instead say something like: > > Package 'knitr' must be in Depends, Imports, or Suggests field of > DESCRIPTION file. > > ?
You shouldn't leave out the information that the package in question is being mentioned because it is declared in VignetteBuilder. I would suggest something more like:
VignetteBuilder package 'knitr' must be in Depends, Imports, or Suggests field of DESCRIPTION file.
-- Brian S. Diggs, PhD Senior Research Associate, Department of Surgery Oregon Health & Science University ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
