R-package-makefile

This is a simple Makefile to build an R package.

Usage

Put it in a package root (next to the DESCRIPTION).

Supported actions

As Makefile targets:

• document: document using {devtools}
• source_package: build a source package
• binary_package: build a binary package
• packages: build source and binary packages
• pkgdown: build a {pkgdown} site
• drat: push source and binary packages to a {drat} repository
• targets: show Makefile variables and dependencies
• all: everything (except targets)

The Makefile is still in development!
I am sure some actions can be improved: feel free to fork or submit a pull request.

Requirements

• R with the desired packages
• GNU Make >= 4.3
  • Enables grouped explicit targets, to avoid documenting unnecessarily
  • Windows: get it from Chocolatey
• GNU tools: sed, head to extract the package version.