build_vignette fails quietly if no knitr available #736
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I just call What do you think about automatically installing the vignette builder package if needed? |
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I have a package with a knitr-built .Rnw vignette, pulled it to a new machine with the latest R and devtools. Build the vignette:
Nothing happens. Hmm. Try command line:
Installing knitr fixes the build_vignettes call.
Could
build_vignettes
produce an informative message as R CMD build does?The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: