[R-pkg-devel] some notes

[Uwe Ligges]

On 24.04.2018 19:15, Spencer Graves wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2018-04-24 12:01, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
>> On 24/04/2018 12:48 PM, Uwe Ligges wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 24.04.2018 18:45, Spencer Graves wrote:
>> [... deleting irrelevant stuff...]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         If it becomes infeasible to find smaller datasets, etc., you 
>>>> can
>>>> cut out certain tests with a construct like the following:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> if(!fda::CRAN()){
>>>> # ... tests to run on other computers but to skip on CRAN. ...
>>>> }
>>>
>>> Ummm, how should fda::CRAN() now that it runs on CRAN?
>>>
>>> CRAN prefers to ship a set of examples/tests etc. that meet our
>>> requirements. If you want to ru addtional tests and/or examples, then
>>> run them conditionally on something that is true for your local machine,
>>> e.g. some defined environment variable.
> 
> 
>        The fda::CRAN() function tests a "defined environmental 
> variable", as you suggest:  It is TRUE with "R CMD check –as-cran" and 
> FALSE if "-as-cran" (or something like that)


The something like that is rather relevant. For example, I never use 
--as-cran on my machine, and most CRAN machines do only on incoming 
check but not the regular daily checks ...

Best,
Uwe
  is not set.  It has been
> several years since I wrote that code, and I'm not prepared at the 
> moment to defend exactly how it works.  It was how I resolved a conflict 
> between Jim Ramsay, the maintainer and lead author of "fda", CRAN 
> maintainers like Uwe, and other contributors to "fda", especially Giles 
> Hooker and me:  It allowed us to keep examples in "fda" help files 
> without excessive work trying to find examples that would illustrate the 
> same points with less compute time.
> 
>>
>> For Xubo Yue, who may not be aware of all of the players:
>>
>> Uwe Ligges is one of the individuals who runs CRAN.  When you submit a 
>> package to CRAN, you are asking Uwe and others to distribute your 
>> work. You should listen to what he says.
>>
>> Spencer Graves and I are not involved in running CRAN.  We will give 
>> you advice that we think is good advice, but if it conflicts with 
>> Uwe's, follow his.
>>
>> Duncan Murdoch
> 
> 
>        Moreover, Duncan's contributions to the R Project vastly exceed 
> mine.  If any of my suggestions seem to conflict with Duncan's comments, 
> follow his (unless they conflict with someone like Uwe, as Duncan noted).
> 
> 
>        Spencer Graves
> 
>