Automating R Package Builds

Guide Overview

The program rbuild.pl propagates R package updates to a web site for public consumption. This guide describes rbuild in detail, including how it works and how to use the following features:

  • Paths
  • Configuration
  • Notification
  • Temporary files
  • Lockfiles and errors
  • Updates and forced rebuilds
  • Bugfix builds
  • Version numbers
  • Options
  • Text replacement

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