SOP_release.txt

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  #  Standard operating procedures for `gamboostLSS' development  #
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  Update ChangeLog
  ------------------

    git log abba..HEAD --pretty=short > ChangeLog


  Checking the package with latest development verstion of R
  ----------------------------------------------------------

  Get source from
    ftp://ftp.stat.math.ethz.ch/Software/R/

  UnTar and install according to guide in INSTALL (source directory).

  Go to gamboostLSS directory and call
    ../relative/path/to/R-devel/bin/R

  Run
    install.packages(c("gamlss", "gamlss.dist", "mboost", "BayesX", "R2BayesX"))

  Quit R and run
   ../relative/path/to/R-devel/bin/R CMD check --as-cran --run-dontrun --run-donttest gamboostLSS_XXX.tar.gz


  Making a release
  ----------------

    Increase patch or minor level in DESCRIPTION
    Update Date: field in DESCRIPTION
    Update inst/NEWS.Rd
    
    R CMD build --resave-data --compact-vignettes="gs+qpdf" gamboostLSS &&
        R CMD check --as-cran --run-dontrun --run-donttest gamboostLSS_XXX.tar.gz

    Run check with R-devel
       (see section "Checking the package with latest development version of R")

    If differences to .Rout.save occure:
       - Copy new .Rout files to .Rout.save [1,2]:
       	    Rscript copy_Rout_to_Routsave.R "vignettes=FALSE"
     
       - Update vignette .Rout.save files if necessary [1,2]:
            Rscript copy_Rout_to_Routsave.R "vignettes=TRUE"

         [1] For details see
             http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Generate-Rout-save-files-for-vignettes-td4652752.html
         [2] NOTE: Reference output should be produced without having the --timings option set.

       - Now check for differences, e.g. using "git diff" or "meld"

    Run checks on WinBuilder:
       upload package to http://win-builder.r-project.org/

    Gives no warnings / errors.

    Commit changes

    Update ChangeLog (see above) and amend previous commit
    
    Now  build package without test folder to be submitted to CRAN. 
    Remove cvrisk results to reduce package size (see below) but do NOT COMMIT these changes to github.
    Therefore, do the following:
    
        mv vignettes/gamboostLSS_Tutorial_CRAN.Rnw vignettes/gamboostLSS_Tutorial.Rnw
        mv .RbuildignoreCRAN .Rbuildignore
        cd ..
        R CMD build --resave-data --compact-vignettes="gs+qpdf" gamboostLSS && R CMD check --as-cran --run-donttest gamboostLSS_XXX.tar.gz
        cd gamboostLSS
        git checkout -- .RbuildignoreCRAN .Rbuildignore vignettes/gamboostLSS_Tutorial_CRAN.Rnw vignettes/gamboostLSS_Tutorial.Rnw
    
    Use web form at http://xmpalantir.wu.ac.at/cransubmit/.