[R] R CMD check errors

[Uwe Ligges]

Thomas Stabla wrote:
> Hello again,
> 
> I tried to isolate the source code, which causes the error messages:
> 
> * checking S3 generic/method consistency ... WARNING
> Error in .tryQuietly({ : Error in library(package, lib.loc = lib.loc, character.only = TRUE, verbose = FALSE) :
>         package/namespace load failed
> * checking for replacement functions with final arg not named 'value' ... WARNING
> Error in .tryQuietly({ : Error in library(package, lib.loc = lib.loc, character.only = TRUE, verbose = FALSE) :
>         package/namespace load failed
> 
> 
> I created a new package skeleton by calling package.skeleton(name =
> "error") from R 1.8.1.
> 
> I deleted the subdirectories 'data', 'src' and 'man'.
> 
> The NAMESPACE file contains:
> 
>   exportPattern("^[^\\.]")


and lacks:

    import("methods")

and for sure you want as well:

    exportClass("Parameter")


Thus, the complete file is:


    import("methods")
    exportClass("Parameter")
    exportPattern("^[^\\.]")


> The Error.R file in the subdirectory 'R' contains
> 
>   x <- 1
>   setClass("Parameter", setClass("Parameter", representation(name = "character"))


Well, above, you mean:
   setClass("Parameter", representation(name = "character"))


Uwe Ligges



> This small "package" produces already the errors mentioned above, if R
> CMD check Error is called (R 1.8.1 and also R 1.9.x).
> The point is, as soon as I remove the line with the setClass-call,
> then R CMD check Error runs "without" errors (there is a warning about
> an empty 'INDEX' file).
> 
> If I remove the NAMESPACE file and call R CMD check (after build), I get
> these errors:
> 
> * checking S3 generic/method consistency ... WARNING
> Error in .tryQuietly({ : Error in eval(expr, envir, enclos) : couldn't find function "setClass"
> Execution halted
> * checking for replacement functions with final arg not named 'value' ... WARNING
> Error in .tryQuietly({ : Error in eval(expr, envir, enclos) : couldn't find function "setClass"
> Execution halted
> 
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Thomas Stabla
> 
> 
> Error directory available at:
> http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/Error.tar.gz
> 
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