[R-pkg-devel] R CMD build: "Error in if (any(update))"

[Rob Foxall]

Thanks for the replies. I am still stuck, although agree it is most
likely due to change to R version 3.6.0. I did however manage to
create a dummy package that now does re-create the same error, this
required the inclusion of a data object. The R CMD build error occurs
regardless of whether there is a sysdata.rda in the R subdirectory,
and whether there is a datalist in the data subdirectory. Apologies
for the lengthy "code" that follows:

In R:
myCol <- rgb(0.9,0.5,0.5)
myPlot <- function(x){
   plot(x, col = myCol)
   return(NULL)
}
package.skeleton(name = "myPackage", list = c("myPlot", "myCol"))

"Optionally" in R:
save(list = c("myCol"), file = "sysdata.rda")

my DESCRIPTION file:
Package: myPackage
Type: Package
Title: Test Package
Version: 1.0
Date: 2019-06-11
Author: Rob Foxall <rob.foxall using test.com.au>
Maintainer: Rob Foxall <rob.foxall using test.com.au>
Description: To test making a package
License: GPL-2
LazyLoad: yes

my NAMESPACE file:
exportPattern("^[[:alpha:]]+")

contents of myPackage directory:
directories "data", "man", "R", files "DESCRIPTION", "NAMESPACE",
"Read-and-delete-me"
contents of data subdirectory:
myCol.rda, (optionally) datalist
contents of man subdirectory:
myCol.Rd, myPackage-package.Rd, myPlot.Rd
contents of R subdirectory:
myPlot.R, ("optionally") sysdata.rda

The ".Rd" files:
myCol.Rd:
\name{myCol}
%
\alias{myCol}
%
\docType{data}
%
\title{A colour}
%
\description{It's a colour}
%
\usage{data(myCol)}
%
\format{
It is a colour, defined by:
rgb(red=0.9,green=0.5,blue=0.5)
}
%
\details{
Other, standard colours are available via sensible names. See \code{colours}. }
%
\source{See Me}
%
\references{Albers, J. (1975) \emph{Interaction of Colour}. Yale
University Press}
%
\examples{
myPlot(3)
}
%
\keyword{sysdata}

myPackage-package.Rd:
\name{myPackage-package}
%
\alias{myPackage-package}
%
\alias{myPackage}
%
\docType{package}
%
\title{Test package}
%
\description{Testing making a package}
%
\details{
\tabular{ll}{
Package: \tab myPackage\cr
Type: \tab Package\cr
Version: \tab 1.0\cr
Date: \tab 2019-06-11\cr
License: \tab GPL-2\cr
LazyLoad: \tab yes\cr
}
%
Test package, dummy plot with dummy colour
}
%
\author{
Rob Foxall <rob.foxall using test.com>
Maintainer:  <rob.foxall using test.com>
}
%
\references{N.A.J. Hastings, Brian Peacock, Merran Evans (2000)
\emph{Statistical Distributions} John Wiley & Sons Inc}
%
\keyword{package}
%
\seealso{\code{\link{plot}}}
%
\examples{
myplot(3)
}

myPlot.Rd
\name{myPlot}
%
\alias{myPlot}
%- Also NEED an '\alias' for EACH other topic documented here.
\title{Do a plot of a number}
%
\description{Plots a number with a set colour}
%
\usage{myPlot(x)}
%
\arguments{
  \item{x}{A number}
}
%
\details{Plots a number with a colour.}
%
\value{Returns null}
%
\author{Rob Foxall}
%
\note{There is no note}
%
\seealso{\code{\link{plot}}}
%
\examples{myPlot(3)}
%
\keyword{KPI}


On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 12:00 AM William Dunlap <wdunlap using tibco.com> wrote:
>
> You might be able to find where the error occurred by putting the following lines in ~/.Rprofile
>
> cat("~/.Rprofile: setting alternate error handler\n")
> options(
>     error=quote({
>         dump.frames()
>         writeLines(c("Stack trace", paste0("  ",names(last.dump))))}))
>
> Bill Dunlap
> TIBCO Software
> wdunlap tibco.com
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 6:38 AM Rob Foxall <rfoxall27 using gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> (Re-posting here as per advice from r-help)
>>
>> I've got an R package that I periodically create in what I assume is
>> an old-fashioned way:
>>
>> Within R: use "package.skeleton"
>> Outside of R: update e.g. .rd files as appropriate
>> Command window: run the following commands
>> R CMD build packageName
>> R CMD check packageName
>> R CMD INSTALL --build packageName
>>
>> I am now getting an error on the R CMD build stage. Initially I had
>> wanted to remove a package dependency (by not passing some functions
>> to package.skeleton and editing my NAMESPACE and DESCRIPTION file
>> appropriately), but on getting the error I tried to revert everything
>> back to my last successful build (Feb 2019), however, the error
>> persisted:
>> R CMD build packageName
>> * checking for file 'packageName/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
>> * preparing 'packageName' :
>> * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
>> * checking for LF line-endings in source and make files
>> * checking for empty or unneeded directories
>> * looking to see if a 'data/datalist' file should be added
>> Error in if (any(update)) { : missing value where TRUE/FALSE needed
>> Execution halted
>>
>> I am guessing that the error could be due to any of the last three
>> lines that don't have an "OK", but I am completely stuck as to how to
>> narrow it down further, and Dr. Google has already failed me.
>>
>> Using R version 3.6.0, R tools version 3.5.0.4 (I don't recall if had
>> different versions previous time I built this package in Feb 2019).
>> Attempt to reproduce error with dummy package failed (i.e. no issues
>> with R CMD build).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Rob.
>>
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