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+PKGNAME := $(shell sed -n "s/Package: *\([^ ]*\)/\1/p" DESCRIPTION)
+PKGVERS := $(shell sed -n "s/Version: *\([^ ]*\)/\1/p" DESCRIPTION)
+PKGSRC  := $(shell basename $(PWD))
+
+# Specify the directory holding R binaries. To use an alternate R build (say a
+# pre-prelease version) use `make RBIN=/path/to/other/R/` or `export RBIN=...`
+# If no alternate bin folder is specified, the default is to use the folder
+# containing the first instance of R on the PATH.
+RBIN ?= $(shell dirname "`which R`")
+
+
+.PHONY: help
+
+help:
+	@echo "\nExecute development tasks for $(PKGNAME)\n"
+	@echo "Usage: \`make <task>\` where <task> is one of:"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Development Tasks"
+	@echo "-----------------"
+	@echo "  build      Invoke docs and then create a package"
+	@echo "  check      Invoke build and then check the package"
+	@echo "  install    Invoke build and then install the result"
+	@echo "  test       Install a new copy of the package and run it "
+	@echo "             through the testsuite"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Packaging Tasks"
+	@echo "---------------"
+	@echo "  release    Give some reminders"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Using R in: $(RBIN)"
+	@echo "Set the RBIN environment variable to change this."
+	@echo ""
+
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Development Tasks
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+build:
+	cd ..;\
+		"$(RBIN)/R" CMD build $(PKGSRC)
+
+install: build
+	cd ..;\
+		"$(RBIN)/R" CMD INSTALL $(PKGNAME)_$(PKGVERS).tar.gz
+
+check: build
+	cd ..;\
+		"$(RBIN)/R" CMD check --as-cran --no-tests $(PKGNAME)_$(PKGVERS).tar.gz
+
+test: install
+	cd tests;\
+		"$(RBIN)/Rscript" doRUnit.R
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Packaging Tasks
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+release:
+	@echo "\nCheck for updates in the svn repository"
+	@svn update
+	@echo "\nHow about make test, make check and make vignette?"
+	@echo "\nIs the DESCRIPTION file up to date?"