[R-pkg-devel] CRAN upload and prechecking confusion

[Johannes Graumann]

On Thu, 2017-08-24 at 02:59 -0500, Brian G. Peterson wrote:
> On 08/24/2017 02:28 AM, Johannes Graumann wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm trying to submit a new version (0.10.2) of my package
> > (multipanelfigure) to CRAN and have received the following email:
> > 
> > > Dear maintainer,
> > >   
> > > package multipanelfigure_0.10.2.tar.gz does not pass the incoming
> > > checks automatically, please see the pre-test at:
> > > <https://win-builder.r-project.org/incoming_pretest/170824_085724
> > > _mul
> > > tipanelfigure_0102/00check.log>
> > > Status: 2 NOTEs
> > >   
> > > Current CRAN status: ERROR: 1, OK: 10
> > > See: <https://CRAN.R-project.org/web/checks/check_results_multipa
> > > nelf
> > > igure.html>
> > 
> > This is confusing. What's the deal breaker?
> > The 2 Notes (which are timing issues related to drawing grid
> > graphics)
> > or
> > the Error on x86_64-apple-darwin15.6.0 which is based on the fact
> > that
> > gridGraphics is unavailable for that platform and even more
> > confungsingly seems to be based on the former version (0.9.0) of
> > the
> > package ...
> 
> The URL's you've referenced have both expired.
> 
> I would suggest re-running your package checks using R-devel on RHub
> and 
> Winbuilder first, and copying any output you receive.
> 
> Then it will be easier for others to help you.
Thank you for that hint. I run on https://builder.r-hub.io and as on my
own arch systems, there appears to be NO issue with the package using
debian:
2591#> About to run xvfb-run R CMD check multipanelfigure_0.10.2.tar.gz
2592#> * using log directory ‘/home/docker/multipanelfigure.Rcheck’
2593#> * using R Under development (unstable) (2017-08-19 r73108)
2594#> * using platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit)
2595#> * using session charset: UTF-8
2596#> * checking for file ‘multipanelfigure/DESCRIPTION’ ... OK
2597#> * checking extension type ... Package
2598#> * this is package ‘multipanelfigure’ version ‘0.10.2’
2599#> * checking package namespace information ... OK
2600#> * checking package dependencies ... OK
2601#> * checking if this is a source package ... OK
2602#> * checking if there is a namespace ... OK
2603#> * checking for executable files ... OK
2604#> * checking for hidden files and directories ... OK
2605#> * checking for portable file names ... OK
2606#> * checking for sufficient/correct file permissions ... OK
2607#> * checking whether package ‘multipanelfigure’ can be installed
... OK
2608#> * checking installed package size ... OK
2609#> * checking package directory ... OK
2610#> * checking ‘build’ directory ... OK
2611#> * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
2612#> * checking top-level files ... OK
2613#> * checking for left-over files ... OK
2614#> * checking index information ... OK
2615#> * checking package subdirectories ... OK
2616#> * checking R files for non-ASCII characters ... OK
2617#> * checking R files for syntax errors ... OK
2618#> * checking whether the package can be loaded ... OK
2619#> * checking whether the package can be loaded with stated
dependencies ... OK
2620#> * checking whether the package can be unloaded cleanly ... OK
2621#> * checking whether the namespace can be loaded with stated
dependencies ... OK
2622#> * checking whether the namespace can be unloaded cleanly ... OK
2623#> * checking loading without being on the library search path ...
OK
2624#> * checking dependencies in R code ... OK
2625#> * checking S3 generic/method consistency ... OK
2626#> * checking replacement functions ... OK
2627#> * checking foreign function calls ... OK
2628#> * checking R code for possible problems ... OK
2629#> * checking Rd files ... OK
2630#> * checking Rd metadata ... OK
2631#> * checking Rd cross-references ... OK
2632#> * checking for missing documentation entries ... OK
2633#> * checking for code/documentation mismatches ... OK
2634#> * checking Rd \usage sections ... OK
2635#> * checking Rd contents ... OK
2636#> * checking for unstated dependencies in examples ... OK
2637#> * checking contents of ‘data’ directory ... OK
2638#> * checking data for non-ASCII characters ... OK
2639#> * checking data for ASCII and uncompressed saves ... OK
2640#> * checking installed files from ‘inst/doc’ ... OK
2641#> * checking files in ‘vignettes’ ... OK
2642#> * checking examples ... OK
2643#> * checking for unstated dependencies in vignettes ... OK
2644#> * checking package vignettes in ‘inst/doc’ ... OK
2645#> * checking running R code from vignettes ...
2646#> ‘panel-positioning.Rmd’ ... OK
2647#> ‘scaling-clipping-images.Rmd’ ... OK
2648#> NONE
2649#> * checking re-building of vignette outputs ... OK
2650#> * checking PDF version of manual ... OK
2651#> * DONE
2652#> Status: OK

Am rerunning on windows now ...

Sincerely, Joh