Are you referring to the update that you now reach 'R: Search Engine'(*) when you call help.start() whereas before you got to the 'Statistical Data Analysis' main menu from where 'Writing R Extensions' is available (in HTML format)? You can reach the latter from the former by clicking on the up-arrow icon. [Suggestion to R-core: Maybe clicking on the R-logo could also bring you to the main menu.].
/Henrik (*) At least with R v2.8.0 and Firefox 3.0 On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Spencer Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Writing R Extensions" is no longer available via "help.start()", at > least not in the standard Windows install since R 2.7.2. If there is a way > to get it to work again like it used to, I'd like to know. The only way I > know to get it is to go to "www.r-project.org" -> Manuals -> "Writing R > Extensions". > From there, if I want to make a local copy, I must avoid the obvious > File -> "Save Page As", because that gives me HTML. Instead, there is a > "Save a copy" button in the upper left of the subwindow containing > "R-exts.pdf", which I must press to get that particular document. > Best Wishes, > Spencer > > Henrik Bengtsson wrote: >> >> See 'Writing R Extensions' via help.start() and then search for CITATION. >> >> My $.02 /Henrik >> >> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Charles Annis, P.E. >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Greetings, R-ians: >>> >>> I am sure I am missing something obvious. >>> >>> How do I provide a CITATION file for my home-brew package, so that it >>> will >>> be packaged using >>> >>> R CMD build --binary myPackage? >>> >>> I have placed a CITATION file in the myPackage directory along with the >>> DESCRIPTION file, but it is ignored. >>> >>> Thanks for your guidance. >>> >>> >>> Charles Annis, P.E. >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> phone: 561-352-9699 >>> eFax: 614-455-3265 >>> http://www.StatisticalEngineering.com >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.