rr-devtools

devtools::use_vignette("my_package") give error


Im trying to create a vignette using the following command from Hadley Wickham's R-package book:

devtools::use_vignette("my_package")

But get the following error:

Error: 'my_package' is not an exported object from 'namespace:devtools'


Solution

  • You are looking at the old version of the book at http://r-pkgs.had.co.nz/vignettes.html.

    Check out the newer version at https://r-pkgs.org/vignettes.html:

    To create your first vignette, run:

    usethis::use_vignette("my-vignette")
    

    In newer versions of devtools, it relies on usethis for functions like use_vignette().