[Rd] use of depends, suggests, etc

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011, Kevin R. Coombes wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm putting together an R package.  In explaining how it works (in the Rd 
> files), I want to refer to another package.  The other package is not used 
> anywhere in the actual code nor in the examples. So, there is no reason to 
> include the other package in the Depends, Suggests, or Imports lines of the 
> DESCRIPTION file.  People will be able to use my package without actually 
> installing the other package.
>
> However, "R CMD check" warns about "Missing link(s)" when it is checking the 
> cross references in the Rd files.
>
> What is the preferred way to make this warning go away?

Follow the 'Writing R Extensions' manual.  There is a 3-item bullet 
point in §1.1.1 following

     'The general rules are'

and your claims contradict the third point.

>
> Thanks in advance,
>    Kevin
>
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