[Rd] Comments in the DESCRIPTION file

[cgenolin]

Hi,

I am not that familiar with the DCF... But R seems to accept # quite easely.
More precisely:

Before posting my message, I try it on a small package: R CMD check or R CMD
INSTALL did not make any warning or error (whereas they do if I use '#'
alone). 

After reading your response, I dig a bit more. The source of my DESCRIPTION
file was:

--- 8< ------------------
#############################:
###: This is some kind of 'section 1'
###:
Package: packBasic1
Title: Very simple package
Version: 0.9.2
License: GPL (>=2.0)
Description: A package
#:
#:
#############################:
###: This is 'section 2'
###:
Author: Christophe Genolini
Maintainer: Christophe Genolini <genolini at u-paris10.fr>
--- 8< ------------------

The DESCRIPTION file after installation was: 

--- 8< ------------------
#############################:
###:
Package: packBasic1
Title: Very simple package
Version: 0.9.2
License: GPL (>=2.0)
Description: A package
#:
Author: Christophe Genolini
Maintainer: Christophe Genolini <genolini at u-paris10.fr>
Built: R 3.0.0; ; 2013-05-02 06:50:57 UTC; windows
--- 8< ------------------

So I guess there was a problem.
But if I number the comments line, then it works:

--- 8< ---------------------
#############################1:
###2: This is some kind of 'section 1'
###3:
Package: packBasic1
Title: Very simple package
Version: 0.9.2
License: GPL (>=2.0)
Description: A package
#4:
#5:
#############################6:
###7: This is 'section 2'
###8:
Author: Christophe Genolini
Maintainer: Christophe Genolini <genolini at u-paris10.fr>
Built: R 3.0.0; ; 2013-05-02 06:49:27 UTC; windows
--- 8< ---------------------

Christophe



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