rdependencies

Is there a striaght forward way to show a readable overview of how the dependency structure between two versions of an R package differs?

Assume I want to compare the dependencies of e.g. devtools 2.4.2 with devtools 2.4.5. Is there some prebuilt function "somewhere" that will return a readable output informing me on what has changed in the dependency structure (including minimum required versions) of the package?

Currently, the only option I see is manually comparing the DESCRIPTION files and taking notes. I'm aware - of course - that I can probably write something myself but the question is more or less whether someone has already done this and where I can find that.

Solution

  • You can use the tool diffify: https://diffify.com/R