[R-pkg-devel] Updating package with a dependency (rJava) that doesn't build on all flavours

[Kevin Kuo]

FYI see also
https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-package-devel/2019q4/004539.html

On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 10:52 AM Tomáš Kliegr <tomas.kliegr using vse.cz> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> >This is probably a temporary Java installation problem on a CRAN Windows
> machine, CRAN-submissions using r-project.org is the right place to report
> this, please be patient.
>
> I am  not sure this is the case, to me it looks like a recent policy
> change. The rJava builds were not going through on this particular machine
> for quite some time, and this had no effect on the updates of packages
> depending on rJava being accepted. Now, they seem to get automatically
> rejected. Regarding the email to CRAN-submissions using r-project.org, I sent
> it a week ago, but maybe this just takes longer than I though.. will wait,
>
> It is also possible that I am overlooking something important...
>
> Best,
>
> Tomas
>
> ________________________________
> Od: Tomas Kalibera <tomas.kalibera using gmail.com>
> Odesláno: středa 13. listopadu 2019 11:03
> Komu: Tomáš Kliegr <tomas.kliegr using vse.cz>; r-package-devel using r-project.org <
> r-package-devel using r-project.org>
> Předmět: Re: [R-pkg-devel] Updating package with a dependency (rJava) that
> doesn't build on all flavours
>
> On 11/13/19 10:19 AM, Tomáš Kliegr wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > This question has not stirred much discussion ... If this is the wrong
> place to ask,  I was wondering if some one point me to where I should ask,
> or who to approach?  If I understand this issue correctly, it does not
> affect only my package, but also the maintainers of 50+ other packages that
> depend on rJava when they will try to update the package.
> >
> > So far I tried putting the explanation to the comment field when
> submitting the update, and I also tried emailing
> CRAN-submissions using r-project.org, but that was also without response so far.
>
> This is probably a temporary Java installation problem on a CRAN Windows
> machine, CRAN-submissions using r-project.org is the right place to report
> this, please be patient.
>
> Thanks
> Tomas
>
> >
> > Thanks for any pointers,
> >
> > Tomas
> > ________________________________
> > Od: R-package-devel <r-package-devel-bounces using r-project.org> za
> uživatele Tomáš Kliegr <tomas.kliegr using vse.cz>
> > Odesláno: pondělí 11. listopadu 2019 11:09
> > Komu: r-package-devel using r-project.org <r-package-devel using r-project.org>
> > Předmět: [R-pkg-devel] Updating package with a dependency (rJava) that
> doesn't build on all flavours
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I maintain a package in CRAN, for which I am struggling to push the
> latest updates.
> >
> > The problem is as follows:
> > My package passes tests without error or notice on all flavors but one,
> where the install fails due to an installation error of a dependency
> package (package rJava on r-devel-windows-ix86+x86_64). This installation
> error was already there in the past submissions of my package to CRAN, and
> was not previously considered as a blocker to the package (or its updates)
> being accepted (Current CRAN status: ERROR: 1, OK: 10)
> >
> > Now, the package updates are automatically rejected:
> >
> > xxxx
> >
> > package qCBA_0.4.tar.gz does not pass the incoming checks automatically,
> please see the following pre-tests:
> > Windows: <
> https://win-builder.r-project.org/incoming_pretest/qCBA_0.4_20191108_100822/Windows/00check.log
> >
> > Status: 1 ERROR
> > Debian: <
> https://win-builder.r-project.org/incoming_pretest/qCBA_0.4_20191108_100822/Debian/00check.log
> >
> > Status: OK
> >
> > xxxx
> >
> > I cannot fix the problem with the dependency (rJava), and I also cannot
> remove rJava from my package.
> >
> > More details:
> > Installation of  rJava package fails on 32-bit Windows, as can be seen
> here:
> >
> https://win-builder.r-project.org/incoming_pretest/qCBA_0.4_20191106_094406/Windows/00install.out
> ("keine zul�ssige Win32-Anwendung" error)
> > This problem seems to apply generally to the rJava package, not just to
> its use in my package:
> https://cran.r-project.org/web/checks/check_results_rJava.html.
> >
> > I've also described this in the "Optional comment" field.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated,
> >
> > Tomas
> >
> >
> >
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