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alittleboy
alittleboy

Reputation: 10966

R package installation when another package needed is imported but not depended

When I am writing an R package, there are several packages that I listed as Import instead of Depend.

My question is that, when people are installing my package from source, i.e. install.packages('pkgNmae', repo=NULL, type="source"), and their computer does not have the necessary packages I imported pre-installed, will the command install.packages recognize this? Will the user be able to use my package after installation?

I am not sure if I list these packages in Import they'll be automatically installed if needed. Thanks!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 119

Answers (1)

hadley
hadley

Reputation: 103948

Yes, they will be automatically installed if needed. Imports and depends are identical for the purpose of installation - they only differ in their package-load-time behaviour.

Upvotes: 1

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