[R-pkg-devel] Questions for writing a package

| I'm now developing a package, which needs to call other released software.
| The software include executable files with configuration files for Win/Linux/Mac. There is no need to install or compiling the software.
| I know it is possible to call the software  executable files by invoking a system command using the function 'system()', 
| but how can I build up a package with these executable files? What directory should I put the software files?  
| Does anyone have experience or solutions? 

Please see

   http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-exts.html#Non_002dR-scripts-in-packages

as well as   help(system.file)   in R to locate such files.

As far as I know CRAN will probably reject a package containing binaries.

Dirk

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