[R-pkg-devel] "try" malfunctions on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, R-release, GCC

[Spencer Graves]

Hi, Dirk:


       The short answer is that's part of what's on "rhub".


       When I run devtools::check_rhub, I get emails with test results 
from three platforms:  (1) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, R-devel, 32/64 
bit.  (2) Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, R-release, GCC. And (3) Fedora Linux, 
R-devel, clang, gfortran.  I've been getting a NOTE of "Packages 
unavailable to check Rd xrefs: ‘EnvStats’, ‘drc’, ‘zoo’, ‘prodlim’, 
‘TRAMPR’" from the Windows and Fedora tests and the "try" malfunction 
that I reported from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.


       I don't know who maintains rhub, but I would naively think that's 
a separate issue from the "try" malfunction that I reported.


       Spencer


On 2020-02-02 23:27, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> On 2 February 2020 at 21:47, Ben Bolker wrote:
> |   Maybe an Rhub glitch.  I just ran R CMD check with a recent r-devel
> | (2019-12-03 r77509) on Ubuntu 16.04 with no problems.
>
> Is there a reason that keeps _both_ of you on Ubuntu 16.04 which has been
> replaced _nearly two years ago_ by the subsequent LTS release 18.04 ?
>
> Michael works hard to provide _an awesome_ experience using the current LTS
> release_ 18.04 that I am really hard-pressed to see why 16.04 would matter.
>
> Dirk
>