[R-pkg-devel] Cannot submit package due to misspell note

Duncan Murdoch murdoch.duncan at gmail.com
Sat Apr 7 02:06:05 CEST 2018 

On 06/04/2018 7:29 PM, Georgi Boshnakov wrote:
> 
> Since this message appears also in R CMD check locally, maybe change in Duncan's text 'submission' to something like
> 
> The Title field should be in title case!  Your title is
> 
>      blah blah blah
> 
> This is not in title case, which would be
> 
>      Blah, Blah, Blah"

Good point, I agree.

Duncan Murdoch
> 
> -
> Georgi Boshnakov
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: R-package-devel [r-package-devel-bounces at r-project.org] on behalf of Duncan Murdoch [murdoch.duncan at gmail.com]
> Sent: 07 April 2018 00:06
> To: Ben Bolker; r-package-devel at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R-pkg-devel] Cannot submit package due to misspell note
> 
> On 06/04/2018 3:14 PM, Ben Bolker wrote:
>>
>>     FWIW, the first (many) times I read the warning
>>
>> "The Title field should be in title case, current version then in title
>> case:"
>>
>>     I couldn't parse it at all. Brevity is wonderful, but I might submit a
>> patch/wish for this warning to be changed to (something like): "The
>> Title field should be in title case; the next line shows the current
>> version, while the following line shows the recommended format" (or even
>> "The Title field should be in title case! The next line ...")
> 
> I don't like the current wording either.  So I'd suggest putting
> together something that people here agree is clear, then actually
> submitting it as a patch.
> 
> What I don't like about your first one is that it is too complicated.
> I'd rather have something like your second one, specifically
> 
> "The Title field should be in title case!  Your submission has
> 
>      blah blah blah
> 
> This is not in title case, which would be
> 
>      Blah, Blah, Blah"
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>
>>
>>
>> On 18-04-06 03:10 PM, Dudek Andrzej wrote:
>>> Thanks a lot !!!
>>>
>>> I've been blind, I've read this message about twenty times and haven't noticed that letter v after - sign  is not capitalized so my thoughts went to spelling issues.  In fact after capitalizing this letter package has passed pre-tests. (Even without Bervin's solution which I plan to implement in next version)
>>>
>>> Thanks Everyone for Help !
>>>
>>> Andrzej
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Georgi Boshnakov [mailto:georgi.boshnakov at manchester.ac.uk]
>>> Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 8:32 AM
>>> To: Dudek Andrzej <Andrzej.Dudek at ue.wroc.pl>
>>> Cc: r-package-devel at r-project.org
>>> Subject: RE: [R-pkg-devel] Cannot submit package due to misspell note
>>>
>>> In fact, the reason for rejection is just after the 'misspelled' words:
>>>
>>>> The Title field should be in title case, current version then in title case:
>>> '>Searching for Optimal MDS Procedure for Metric and Interval-valued Symbolic Data'
>>>> 'Searching for Optimal MDS Procedure for Metric and Interval-Valued Symbolic Data'
>>>
>>> Just copy the second line, which is the suggested title in 'title case'.
>>> (and write in the Note field on the submission page that the misspelled words are actually names, which you have checked)
>>>
>>> Georgi Boshnakov
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: R-package-devel [mailto:r-package-devel-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Dudek Andrzej
>>> Sent: 06 April 2018 07:13
>>> Cc: r-package-devel at r-project.org
>>> Subject: Re: [R-pkg-devel] Cannot submit package due to misspell note
>>>
>>> Ok, my fault sorry:
>>>
>>> This is the original message for current submission from prof. Ligges
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Dear maintainer,
>>>
>>> package mdsOpt_0.3-1.tar.gz does not pass the incoming checks automatically, please see the pre-test at:
>>> <https://win-builder.r-project.org/incoming_pretest/mdsOpt_0.3-1_20180404_090906/Windows/00check.log>
>>> Status: 1 NOTE
>>>
>>> Current CRAN status: ERROR: 1, OK: 11
>>> See: <https://CRAN.R-project.org/web/checks/check_results_mdsOpt.html>
>>>
>>> Please fix all problems and resubmit a fixed version via the webform.
>>> If you are not sure how to fix the problems shown, please ask for help on the R-package-devel mailing list:
>>> <https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel>
>>> If you are fairly certain the rejection is a false positive, please reply-all to this message and explain.
>>>
>>> More details are given in the directory:
>>> <https://win-builder.r-project.org/incoming_pretest/mdsOpt_0.3-1_20180404_090906/>
>>> The files will be removed after roughly 7 days.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> CRAN teams' auto-check service
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> And following the first link:
>>>
>>>
>>> * using log directory 'd:/RCompile/CRANincoming/R-devel/mdsOpt.Rcheck'
>>> * using R version 3.5.0 alpha (2018-03-30 r74499)
>>> * using platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32 (64-bit)
>>> * using session charset: ISO8859-1
>>> * checking for file 'mdsOpt/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
>>> * this is package 'mdsOpt' version '0.3-1'
>>> * package encoding: UTF-8
>>> * checking CRAN incoming feasibility ... NOTE
>>> Maintainer: 'Andrzej Dudek <andrzej.dudek at ue.wroc.pl>'
>>>
>>> Possibly mis-spelled words in DESCRIPTION:
>>>     De (13:2)
>>>     Diday (14:47)
>>>     Groenen (12:13, 14:2)
>>>     Leeuw (13:5)
>>>     Mair (12:30, 13:16)
>>>     Walesiak (15:2, 16:2)
>>>     Winsberg (14:18)
>>>
>>> The Title field should be in title case, current version then in title case:
>>> 'Searching for Optimal MDS Procedure for Metric and Interval-valued Symbolic Data'
>>> 'Searching for Optimal MDS Procedure for Metric and Interval-Valued Symbolic Data'
>>> * 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 hidden files and directories ... OK
>>> * checking for portable file names ... OK
>>> * checking serialization versions ... OK
>>> * checking whether package 'mdsOpt' can be installed ... OK
>>> * checking installed package size ... OK
>>> * checking package directory ... OK
>>> * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
>>> * checking top-level files ... OK
>>> * checking for left-over files ... OK
>>> * checking index information ... OK
>>> * checking package subdirectories ... OK
>>> * checking R files for non-ASCII characters ... OK
>>> * checking R files for syntax errors ... OK
>>> * loading checks for arch 'i386'
>>> ** checking whether the package can be loaded ... OK
>>> ** checking whether the package can be loaded with stated dependencies ... OK
>>> ** checking whether the package can be unloaded cleanly ... OK
>>> ** checking whether the namespace can be loaded with stated dependencies ... OK
>>> ** checking whether the namespace can be unloaded cleanly ... OK
>>> ** checking loading without being on the library search path ... OK
>>> ** checking use of S3 registration ... OK
>>> * loading checks for arch 'x64'
>>> ** checking whether the package can be loaded ... OK
>>> ** checking whether the package can be loaded with stated dependencies ... OK
>>> ** checking whether the package can be unloaded cleanly ... OK
>>> ** checking whether the namespace can be loaded with stated dependencies ... OK
>>> ** checking whether the namespace can be unloaded cleanly ... OK
>>> ** checking loading without being on the library search path ... OK
>>> ** checking use of S3 registration ... OK
>>> * checking dependencies in R code ... OK
>>> * checking S3 generic/method consistency ... OK
>>> * checking replacement functions ... OK
>>> * checking foreign function calls ... OK
>>> * checking R code for possible problems ... [12s] OK
>>> * checking Rd files ... OK
>>> * checking Rd metadata ... OK
>>> * checking Rd line widths ... OK
>>> * checking Rd cross-references ... OK
>>> * checking for missing documentation entries ... OK
>>> * checking for code/documentation mismatches ... OK
>>> * checking Rd \usage sections ... OK
>>> * checking Rd contents ... OK
>>> * checking for unstated dependencies in examples ... OK
>>> * checking contents of 'data' directory ... OK
>>> * checking data for non-ASCII characters ... OK
>>> * checking data for ASCII and uncompressed saves ... OK
>>> * checking examples ...
>>> ** running examples for arch 'i386' ... [15s] OK
>>> ** running examples for arch 'x64' ... [16s] OK
>>> * checking for unstated dependencies in 'tests' ... OK
>>> * checking tests ...
>>> ** running tests for arch 'i386' ... [4s] OK
>>>     Running 'testthat.R' [4s]
>>> ** running tests for arch 'x64' ... [5s] OK
>>>     Running 'testthat.R' [5s]
>>> * checking PDF version of manual ... OK
>>> * DONE
>>> Status: 1 NOTE
>>>
>>>
>>> So I assume the rejection is due to misspelling note (or maybe I cannot read this message properly :-))
>>>
>>> Still appreciate any help
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Andrzej
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch.duncan at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 10:48 PM
>>> To: Ben Bolker <bbolker at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Dudek Andrzej <Andrzej.Dudek at ue.wroc.pl>; r-package-devel at r-project.org
>>> Subject: Re: [R-pkg-devel] Cannot submit package due to misspell note
>>>
>>> On 05/04/2018 4:41 PM, Ben Bolker wrote:
>>>> I think it was reasonable to post this to the list for discussion --
>>>> it's good not to bother the CRAN maintainers unnecessarily. At this
>>>> point it might be more productive to e-mail them (CRAN maintainers)
>>>> for clarification:  e.g., explain your interpretation of what they're
>>>> asking you to do and give them some options about how you might
>>>> propose to meet their requirements. Otherwise you're asking a bunch of
>>>> strangers on the internet to guess what the CRAN maintainers want you
>>>> to do ...
>>>>
>>>
>>> ... without showing us what they asked you to do.
>>>
>>> Duncan Murdoch
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 4:30 PM, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 05/04/2018 4:17 PM, Dudek Andrzej wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> CRAN maintainers rejected the package two times already due to this
>>>>>> note
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But for previous version I've been asked to add the references in
>>>>>> description field:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Package Information:
>>>>>>> Package: mdsOpt
>>>>>>> Version: 0.1-4
>>>>>>> Title: Searching for Optimal MDS Procedure for Metric Data
>>>>>>> Author(s): Marek Walesiak <marek.walesiak at ue.wroc.pl>  Andrzej Dudek
>>>>>>>        <andrzej.dudek at ue.wroc.pl>
>>>>>>> Maintainer: Andrzej Dudek <andrzej.dudek at ue.wroc.pl>
>>>>>>> Depends: smacof, clusterSim
>>>>>>> Suggests: testthat
>>>>>>> Description: Searching for optimal multidimensional scaling procedure for
>>>>>>>        metric data.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks, can you please extend your description text.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you provide some references in the form authors (year) <doi:...>
>>>>>> or <arXiv:...> (no space after 'doi:' and 'arXiv:')?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Swetlana Herbrandt
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So at this point is some kind of vicious circle for me :-)  Maybe
>>>>>> adding quotation mark is best idea (?)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You didn't post the message for the current submission.  In my
>>>>> experience, they won't reject a package due to false positives from
>>>>> the spell checker, so I would guess that you have misinterpreted their rejection message.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I was checking incoming packages, I would generally ask
>>>>> submitters to respect the requirement to use complete sentences; none
>>>>> of your "sentences", e.g.
>>>>>
>>>>> Selecting the optimal multidimensional scaling (MDS) procedure for
>>>>> metric data via metric MDS (ratio, interval, mspline) and nonmetric MDS (ordinal).
>>>>>
>>>>> and your reference list
>>>>>
>>>>> (Borg, I., Groenen, P.J.F., Mair, P. (2013) <doi:10.1007/978-3-642-31848-1>,
>>>>>     De Leeuw, J., Mair, P. (2015) <doi:10.1002/9781118445112.stat06268.pub2>,
>>>>>     Groenen, P.J.F., Winsberg, S., Rodriguez, O., Diday, E. (2006)
>>>>> <doi:10.1016/j.csda.2006.04.003>, Walesiak, M. (2016)
>>>>> <doi:10.15611/ekt.2016.2.01>,
>>>>>     Walesiak, M. (2017) <doi:10.15611/ekt.2017.3.01>).
>>>>>
>>>>> are grammatically complete sentences, so I probably would have asked
>>>>> you to reword things.
>>>>>
>>>>> Duncan Murdoch
>>>>>
>>>>>
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