write_VIEWS {biocViews} | R Documentation |
This function writes a VIEWS
file to the top-level of a
CRAN-style package repository. The VIEWS
file is in DCF format
and describes all packages found in the repository.
The VIEWS
file contains the complete DESCRIPTION
file
for each source package in the repository. In addition, metadata for
available binary packages and vignettes is centralized here.
write_VIEWS(reposRootPath, fields = NULL, type = c("source", "mac.binary", "mac.binary.universal", "mac.binary.leopard", "win.binary"), verbose = FALSE, vignette.dir = "vignettes")
reposRootPath |
character vector containing the path to the CRAN-style repository root directory. |
fields |
Any additional fields to include. You shouldn't need this, but if you have added fields to the DESCRIPTION files of the packages in the repository, you may want it. |
type |
One of source , mac.binary ,
mac.binary.universal , mac.binary.leopard ,
or win.binary indicating which set of packages should be used to
build up the "shared" information. Since a repository can contain
different versions of the same package (source vs binary) the shared
information may be a lie. |
verbose |
logical, if TRUE , print progress messages. |
vignette.dir |
character specifying where to look for vignettes. |
This function uses a private function from the tools
package:
tools:::.build_repository_package_db
.
Seth Falcon
write_PACKAGES
,
extractVignettes
,
genReposControlFiles
,
write_REPOSITORY