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Set package dependencies

Package dependencies are crucial in R package development. They ensure the proper functioning of packages by providing required functions, additional functionality, and examples. Dependencies promote code reusability, simplify package installation, and enhance package compatibility. Managing dependencies is essential for developing robust and efficient R packages.

Your boss has requested that you add ggplot2 as a suggested dependency, since some of the examples with our loaded datasets in unitConverter can be visualized well.

The usethis package has been loaded for you.

This exercise is part of the course

Developing R Packages

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Exercise instructions

  • Add the ggplot2 package as a suggested dependency with version 3.0.0 or higher.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

# Suggest ggplot2 >= 3.0.0
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