[R-pkg-devel] Possible mis-spelled words ...

[Uwe Ligges]

On 22.07.2016 00:34, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> On 21/07/2016 5:48 PM, Rolf Turner wrote:
>>
>> I just had a revision of a package built by win-builder, as a way of
>> exposing it to a rigorous check before uploading it to CRAN.
>>
>> The 00check.log contained the note:
>>
>>  > Possibly mis-spelled words in DESCRIPTION:
>>  >   Delaunay (4:8, 10:29)
>>  >   Voronoi (4:46, 11:5)
>>  >   triangulations (12:28)
>>
>> The spellings are, as far as I can tell correct.  Is there a way of
>> telling the package checker that these spellings are OK?
>
> You can put them in single quotes, and the spell checker won't check
> them.  Of course, that would make your DESCRIPTION look like crap.

Indeed, the idea is to have software names in single quotes etc., see 
WRE, but names of persons should be fine as they are.


> You'll just have to throw yourself on the mercy of the CRAN judges.

Indeed.


And let me point out that patches are still welcome....

Best,
Uwe Ligges



> Duncan Murdoch
>
>>
>> I have a very vague recollection of having seen something about this
>> topic on this mailing list, but a search of the archives turned up
>> nothing.  Nor could I find anything about "mis-spellings" in "Writing R
>> Extensions".
>>
>> I don't like leaving a package in a state in which the package checker
>> produces NOTES.  Is there anything that I can do about this one?   Other
>> than remove the offending words, which I am reluctant to do.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Rolf Turner
>>
>
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