[R-pkg-devel] Note about "marked UTF-8 strings" when checking with R-devel

[Uwe Ligges]

On 27.01.2020 17:22, Dominic Comtois wrote:
> Checking my summarytools package before submitting an updated version to
> CRAN, I get this note when using rhub::check_with_rdevel() :
> 
>   checking contents of ‘data’ directory (1.4s)
>   checking data for non-ASCII characters (1.6s)
>       *Note: found 78 marked UTF-8 strings*

Fine for CRAN.

Best,
Uwe Ligges



> The package has been on CRAN for years now, and it's the first time I get
> this note. Checking with R 3.6.2, I still get:
> 
>    checking data for non-ASCII characters ... OK
> 
> The package contains 4 sample data frames, two of which are in French with
> accentuated characters on a couple of variables. I could easily "asciify"
> them (removing accents), but I wonder if there is a way around it, and if
> the note is an absolute no-go for CRAN. Thoughts?
> 
> The source code for my package can be found on GitHub:
> github.com/dcomtois/summarytools.
> 
> And here is one of the culprits:
> 
>> unique(tabagisme$maladie)
>   [1] NA                     "Neurologique"         "Ouïe"
> "Musculo-squelettique"
>   [5] "Vue"                  "Cardiaque"            "Cancer"
> "Hypertension"
>   [9] "Diabète"              "Autre"                "Pulmonaire"
> "Hypotension"
> [13] "Cholestérol"          "Système digestif"
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
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