[R] Questions about building R packages

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 11-06-08 4:17 PM, Xia.Li wrote:
> Hello R users,
>
> I have difficulties when trying to make R packages. I tried to read many
> tutorials but still could not find out the right way. Could any one help me
> out please? (I'm using Windows xp.)

Read the "Writing R Extensions" manual, not the many misleading 
tutorials.  (You can read my tutorial, but don't trust any of the rest 
of them :-).

Duncan Murdoch

>
> After running package.skeleton() and edit those RD files, I don't know how
> to use Rtools (or CMD shell?) to build the zip file. I installed the Rtools
> from Murdoch's link, but it doesn't look like a software...
>
> Anyone could give me a tutorial with more details about Rtools (or CMD
> shell)? I've already have MikTex installed.
>
> Thanks!
>
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