Bitmap device available for R CMD check?

On Wed, 31 May 2006 10:57:54 -0400,
Kuhn, Max (KM) wrote:

> Hi,
  > I have a package that I'd like to submit to CRAN that does Sweave-like
  > processing on Open Document format files from Open Office. 

Sounds very interesting!


  > If I remember correctly, there is a machine that automatically R CMD
  > checks CRAN packages. I have two questions about how that system is set
  > up:

  > 1. Is the bitmap device available? The example produces a file using
  > this device and I'd like it to pass R CMD check on your system (as it
  > does on my machines).

Yes, at leats for the main check machine (running Debian Linux). I
cannot speak for the Windows and MacOS checks, but I don't see why
ghostscript shouldn't be available there, too.

  > 2. Are there any restrictions on the Latex packages called in the
  > vignette? This is not a big deal, but it would be good to know how much
  > flexibility I have in producing that document.


We do not run latex on the vignette (this *is* documented),
only the R code is checked. The reason is exactly your question: Latex
is to heterogenous to assume we have all packages the author of a
vignette has, and we do not want to limit the typesetting.

HTH,
Fritz

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