[Rd] Including R code from another package...

2013-10-03 Thread Jonathan Greenberg
R-developers: I had a quick question for the group -- let's say a package I am developing depends on a single, small function from a large CRAN-listed package. I can, of course, set a dependency within my own package, but are there means by which I can include the R script + man file DIRECTLY in

Re: [Rd] Including R code from another package...

2013-10-03 Thread Greg Snow
If the package is on CRAN then the license should be a free one that would let you copy whatever you want from it. However it would be most polite to contact the original author first. I know that I have given permission for a couple of my functions to be included in other packages where it

Re: [Rd] Including R code from another package...

2013-10-03 Thread Uwe Ligges
On 03.10.2013 21:39, Greg Snow wrote: If the package is on CRAN then the license should be a free one that would let you copy whatever you want from it. That is not true for all CRAN packages. However it would be most polite to contact the original author first. I know that I have given