[R-pkg-devel] problem with package_native_routine_registration_skeleton

[Simon Barthelmé]

Dear Martin

OK, thanks, I see now. Yes, a warning saying that all symbols have been 
properly registered already would be easier to understand, I think. You 
might want to generate the output anyway, it can't hurt!

Best

Simon

On 22/06/2017 10:41, Martin Maechler wrote:
>>>>>> Martin Maechler <maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch>
>>>>>>      on Thu, 22 Jun 2017 09:57:41 +0200 writes:
>>>>>> Mark van der Loo <mark.vanderloo at gmail.com>
>>>>>>      on Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:33:49 +0000 writes:
>      >> I have had no problems recently (having updated a pkg or two with this over
>      >> the last couple of weeks). Your question is not reproducible so its hard to
>      >> help...
>
>      >> best,
>      >> Mark
>
>      >> Op wo 21 jun. 2017 om 23:46 schreef Simon Barthelmé <
>      >> simon.barthelme at gipsa-lab.fr>:
>
>      >>> Dear list,
>      >>>
>      >>> Is anybody else having problems with
>      >>> tools::package_native_routine_registration_skeleton?
>      >>>
>      >>> > tools::package_native_routine_registration_skeleton("~/Repos/imager")
>      >>>
>      >>> Error in native_routine_registration_db_from_ff_call_db(calls, dir,
>      >>> character_only) :
>      >>> no native symbols were extracted
>
>      > please carefully re-read the error message!
>
>      > Hint :  What is the name of the first argument of that function,
>      > and what is the name of the 2nd one ?
>
> I'm sorry and do apologize: The above was not at all helpful.
>
> 'dir' _is_ the first argument of
> package_native_routine_registration_skeleton()  and the error
> message showed another function (with a similarly much much much
> too long name, so nobody reads the name to an end).
>
> Indeed, I get the same message as you when I use this on a
> source package directory... though one that does already contain
> everything perfect in the init.c file.
>
> So maybe the function should not give an error but just
> acknowledge that no *unregisterted* native symbols were found ?
>
> Martin Maechler
>
>
>      >>> This used to work fine up until a few weeks ago, and I can't tell which
>      >>> update broke the function. Anybody else getting this?
>      >>>
>      >>> Many thanks, best
>      >>>
>      >>> Simon Barthelme
>
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