From j.keirstead at imperial.ac.uk  Mon Aug  4 18:11:00 2014
From: j.keirstead at imperial.ac.uk (Keirstead, James E)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 16:11:00 +0000
Subject: [Rd] Preferred way to include internal data in package?
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I saw that, but actually I was wondering if there was a more general method.  I?d like to use plain text files if I can, instead of Rda files, since they?re easier to maintain (and it?s a small file).

On 4 Aug 2014, at 16:30, Jeroen Ooms <jeroen.ooms at stat.ucla.edu> wrote:

>> I?m developing a package and would like to include some data sets for internal use only, e.g. configuration parameters for functions.  What is the preferred way of doing this?  If I put them in data/, then R CMD check asks me to document them but I?d prefer it if they floated beneath the surface, without the users awareness.
> 
> Perhaps in sysdata.rda. See "Writing R Extensions".



[Rd] Preferred way to include internal data in package?
Keirstead, James E