[R] Package check using --as-cran

[Uwe Ligges]

On 02.01.2013 11:58, Marc Girondot wrote:
> I use R 2.15.2 on MacosX 10.8.2
>
> I have a problem checking for a package that I want to submit in CRAN.
>
> When I check like that, no problem or warning are detected.
> system("R CMD check '[path]/phenology'")
>
> I create the .tar.gz package with that. The file phenology_3.43.tar.gz
> is generated. I can install the package and it works.
> system("R CMD build '[path]/phenology'")
>
> But if I check it using --as-cran as required by CRAN policy,
> system("R CMD check '[path]/phenology_3.43.tar.gz' --as-cran")
>
> I get an error:
> * using log directory ‘[path]/Phenology Package/phenology.Rcheck’
> * using R version 2.15.2 (2012-10-26)
> * using platform: i386-apple-darwin9.8.0 (32-bit)
> * using session charset: UTF-8
> * checking for file ‘phenology/DESCRIPTION’ ... OK
> * checking extension type ... Package
> * this is package ‘phenology’ version ‘3.43’
> * checking CRAN incoming feasibility ... OK
> Maintainer: ‘Marc Girondot <marc.girondot at u-psud.fr>’
> * checking package namespace information ... OK
> * checking package dependencies ... OK
> * checking if this is a source package ... OK
> * checking if there is a namespace ... OK
> * checking for executable files ... OK
> * checking for hidden files and directories ... OK
> * checking whether package ‘phenology’ can be installed ... ERROR
> Installation failed.
> See ‘[path]/phenology.Rcheck/00install.out’ for details.
>
> The file 00install.out has no more information, it is just a copy of
> these informations.
>
> I would like to know if there is a "verbose" version of the check.


Well, the "verbos"e part is in file
[path]/phenology.Rcheck/00install.out
as the ERROR message told you.

Best,
Uwe Ligges


> Thanks a lot
>
> Marc Girondot
>
>