Hi Robert, Are you familiar with vignettes? I think this is exactly the use-case they are designed for. https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-exts.html#Writing-package-vignettes ``` Vignettes are documents in PDF or HTML format obtained from plain-text literate source files from which R knows how to extract R code and create output (in PDF/HTML or intermediate LaTeX). Vignette engines do this work, using ?tangle? and ?weave? functions respectively. [...] Package vignettes have their sources in subdirectory vignettes of the package sources. ``` I notice that the page I linked to indicates that `inst/doc` is still the preferred location for additional documentation, though, has that changed? `system.files` is a lower-level way to access files in your package. With the latest version of your package installed from CRAN, I can retrieve the path to the files via: R 3.6.3: system.file(package = "rgr", "rgr_Overview_1-1-15.pdf") [1] "/home/tws/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.6/rgr/rgr_Overview_1-1-15.pdf" R version 4.0.0 beta (2020-04-14 r78227) -- "Arbor Day" system.file(package = "rgr", "rgr_Overview_1-1-15.pdf") [1] "/home/tws/hacking/r-devel/build40/library/rgr/rgr_Overview_1-1-15.pdf" I'm not sure how best to open the files, I suspect that would be platform-dependent? Good luck, Tyler Garrett, Robert (NRCan/RNCan) writes:
Good day,
I trust all readers are well and coping with the Covid
difficulties.
I have a package that I have developed and maintained since
2002, 'rgr'. When first built there were three pdf documents
that were stored in inst/docs. In earlier versions of R these
could be accessed via the package index for the Help files, not
so anymore.
I understand that inst/docs is no longer an acceptable folder
name, and I propose to place the files in a folder inst/pdf. I
am still faced with the problem of providing access to display
these files. My preferred solution would be access or
instructions through the Help files so the user could read the
files from within an R session.
Any suggestions would be gratefully accepted.
Thank you,
Stay safe and well,
Bob
Robert G. Garrett
Emeritus Scientist, Geological Survey of Canada
Natural Resources Canada / Government of Canada
robert.garrett at canada.ca / Tel: 613-995-4517
scientique ?m?rite, commission g?ologique
Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
robert.garrett at canada.ca / T?l: 613-995-4517
[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
_______________________________________________ R-UG-Ottawa mailing list R-UG-Ottawa at r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-ug-ottawa
Tyler Smith plantarum.ca