On 24/07/2021 12:46 p.m., Danielle Maeser wrote:
Hello,
I have a question concerning the oncoPredict R package. I noticed this
package requires obtaining the .tar.gz file, then selecting the option to
install, and then 'Build Source Package' inorder to build the vignettes.
However, this isn't always the case with other packages. These require
installing from the .tar.gz file, but they don't also require building the
source package.
Why is building the source package required in some cases but not in others?
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Usually people include the built vignettes in the .tar.gz file, but if
it was created with the --no-build-vignettes option, they won't be
included.
If they are not included, you'll need to install the package to build them.
Some people create .tar.gz files for packages by methods other than
running R CMD build (or equivalent functions). Those may not be
recognized by the R installer, so you would need to untar them, run R
CMD build yourself, and then install the corrected tarball.
Duncan Murdoch
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