Where does a package dependency go that is only required in a vignette?

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Where does a package dependency go that is only required in a vignette?

Does it have to go in Suggests?

If so, is this a reason to make it an Article instead?

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For a CRAN package yes, it does into Suggests.

Indeed, this could be a reason for having an article instead of a vignette, it you don't want a format dependency.

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Think I will keep 1 vignette with the basics of the package, and everything else as articles.

Thanks @Gabor !

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Note that if you install package {attachment}, you can run attachment::att_amend_desc()and it will automatically detect and put the dependencies under the correct section in your DESCRIPTION file.
See Deal with Dependencies • attachment for more information

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