V10

Question 1

preparation before creating a package

Answer 1

• on Windows: download R compiler (Rtools)
• have R installed and check that R and R are compatible
• might need miktex(for creating pdf)

Question 2

first steps in creating a package

Answer 2

• create folder on your desktop
• will hold entire package
• structure of folders inside here needs to match to the official guidelines

Question 3

description

Answer 3

• create a new empty file called DESCRIPTION
• > no .txt at the end
• > inside the file add the following:

Package
Version
Date
Title
Author
Maintainer
Depends ( what R version)
Description
License

Question 4

Namespace

Answer 4

load: dynamic libraries
- names of the functions available to users
- create a new empty file called NAMESPACE
- Note: No .txt at the end
- inside the file add the following:

export(MyFirstPackageFunction)

Question 5

man

Answer 5

• MyFirstPackage-package.Rd
• > global package description
• more or less an index
• MyFirstPackage-internal.Rd
• > all functions need documentation, small internal functions (not used by the user) can be stored here
• using the alias field

-> this can be checked via the help function of R