From bates@stat.wisc.edu  Thu Jan 21 15:53:32 1999
From: bates@stat.wisc.edu (Douglas Bates)
Date: 21 Jan 1999 09:53:32 -0600
Subject: Rd files
In-Reply-To: Prof Brian Ripley's message of "Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:37:49 +0000 (GMT)"
References: <199901211537.PAA27161@toucan.stats.ox.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <6rn23coc5f.fsf@verdi.stat.wisc.edu>

>>>>> "BDR" == Prof Brian Ripley <ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk> writes:

  >> From: Paul Gilbert <pgilbert@bank-banque-canada.ca> > From Fritz
  >> Leisch

  >> >Yes, currently the idea is to have one Rd file per html/help
  >> file. I >never thought about it though ... do many people want to
  >> be able to >have all documentation in one big file?
  >> 
  >> I don't really care too much about this, I just wanted to make
  >> sure I understand
  >> it. However, it may not be too difficult allow a large .Rd file
  >> and have the build decompose it using the /name{..}. I currently
  >> keep many functions in one file along with their documentation
  >> separated by /* */. I separate this into the .R and .Rd files
  >> with an awk script. So the question for me is whether I have to
  >> separate the .Rd file further or is the R build going to do it. I
  >> guess I would prefer that the R build do it, as I think others
  >> may use it this way too, but I think I can do it fairly easily.

  BDR> It's legal with S's files, and it is a great way to avoid file
  BDR> name problems: just have one file with a simple name (and some
  BDR> of those in lme and locfit cause problems to several tools:
  BDR> file names with "<" in are somewhat unexpected!)  However, S
  BDR> has an end of section marker, and it think that is needed for
  BDR> safety. (In S format, help for one object is between .BG and
  BDR> .WR.)

The .Rd file name in lme that always gives me trouble is [.pdMat.Rd.
I hadn't realized that the others with "<" in them, like matrix<-.Rd,
also gave problems.
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Rd files
Douglas Bates