1.2.0

• Add get_field() method, with easier to use failure and fallback semantics (#62)

• Use the Encoding field to read and write DESCRIPTION with the corect encoding. UTF-8 is always used internall by desc. (#52, #53)

• Add get_built() function to parse the Built field used in package binaries. (#48, @jimhester)

• get_deps() (and desc_get_deps()) return a zero-row data frame instead of NULL for packages without any dependencies, for consistency.

• Empty DESCRIPTION files are handled more gracefully, as are querying no fields with desc_get()

• Remotes, VignetteBuilder and RdMacros fields are syntax checked. (#59, @krlmlr)

• Account for non-URL content in the URL field (#57, @jennybc)

• Allow for IETF region subtag in Language field (#55, @jeroen)

• Fix continuation lines in output

• get_deps() returns empty data frame if no dependencies, instead of NULL

1.1.1

• Relax the R >= 3.2.0 dependency, R 3.1.0 is enough now.

1.1.0

• Fix bug when adding authors and there is no Authors@R field

• Get DESCRIPTION from package archives (#40)

• Fix but in del_dep() and has_dep(), they only worked if the package was attached.

1.0.1

• Fix formatting of Collate fields, they always start at a new line now.

• Fix formatting of Authors@R fields, when changed.

• Keep trailing space after the : character, see #14

1.0.0

First public release.