makefile: Create Makefile for Rmd Files

In ErickChacon/reprodown: Reproducible Projects with R Markdown and Hugo

Description

make_file Creates a Makefile based on the prerequisites and targets defined on the yaml header of Rmd scripts.

Usage

makefile(dir_src = "scripts", dir_blog = "docs", command = "")

Arguments

dir_src	Directory path of the Rmd scripts.
dir_blog	Directory path of your blogdown web inside your project.
command	Command to build rmd files to html.

Details

The prerequisites and targets of a Rmd files are defined on the yaml header using parameters starting with "prer" or "targ" respectively. It is not required to put the obvious prerequisite (the same Rmd file) and the obvious target (the associated html file). An example of a yaml header is below:
—
title: Causal Analysis of COVID-19
prerequisites:
- data/counts.RData
- data/transportation.RData
targets:
- data/model/spatial.RData
- data/model/global.RData
—

Value

A Makefile with the rules

Author(s)

Erick A. Chacón-Montalván

ErickChacon/reprodown documentation built on Aug. 12, 2021, 9:59 p.m.