use_package()
adds a CRAN package dependency to DESCRIPTION
and offers a
little advice about how to best use it. use_dev_package()
adds a
dependency on an in-development package, adding the dev repo to Remotes
so
it will be automatically installed from the correct location.
Usage
use_package(package, type = "Imports", min_version = NULL)
use_dev_package(package, type = "Imports", remote = NULL)
Arguments
- package
Name of package to depend on.
- type
Type of dependency: must be one of "Imports", "Depends", "Suggests", "Enhances", or "LinkingTo" (or unique abbreviation). Matching is case insensitive.
- min_version
Optionally, supply a minimum version for the package. Set to
TRUE
to use the currently installed version.- remote
By default, an
OWNER/REPO
GitHub remote is inserted. Optionally, you can supply a character string to specify the remote, e.g."gitlab::jimhester/covr"
, using any syntax supported by the remotes package.
See also
The dependencies section of R Packages.