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

[Ege Rubak]

Hello,

Maybe you could start by writing a polite email to Paul Murrell (the 
maintainer of `gridGraphics` according to 
https://cran.r-project.org/package=gridGraphics) and ask if he is aware 
that his package fails on OSX on CRAN.

If you are lucky he might be able to quickly fix the issue and send a 
new version to CRAN.

Regards,
Ege

On 08/24/2017 10:39 AM, Pedro J. Aphalo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The version currently in CRAN fails the check on for
> r-release-osx-x86_64 with ERROR.
> 
> https://cran.r-project.org/web/checks/check_results_multipanelfigure.html
> shows this.
> 
> In general maintainers are expected to solve ERRORs when submitting a
> new version. If this is impossible, then you should explain in the
> submission message why you cannot solve the problem that you are in
> principle required to solve according to the submission form you fill-in
> in CRAN.
> 
> As the cause the ERROR is that your package depends on a package that is
> unavailable under r-release-osx-x86_64, an explanation in the submission
> message should be enough, I think.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Pedro.
> 
> 
> On 2017-08-24 10:59, 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_multipanelf
>>>> 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.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Brian
>>
>