From pgilbert902 at gmail.com  Wed Dec 12 20:55:07 2012
From: pgilbert902 at gmail.com (Paul Gilbert)
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:55:07 -0500
Subject: [Rd] =?windows-1252?q?SystemRequirements=92_field?=
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On 12-12-12 02:19 PM, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> On 12/12/2012 18:33, Paul Gilbert wrote:
>> Am I correct in thinking that the ?SystemRequirements? field in a
>> package DESCRIPTION file is purely descriptive, there are no standard
>> elements that can be extracted by parsing it and used automatically?
>
> No.
>

Where can I find more details?  The section "The DESCRIPTION file" in 
"Writing R Extensions" says only:

    Other dependencies (external to the R system) should be listed in
    the ?SystemRequirements? field, possibly amplified in a separate
    README file.

Thanks,
Paul



[Rd] =?windows-1252?q?SystemRequirements=92_field?=
Paul Gilbert