[R-pkg-devel] CRAN-Policies

[Peter Meissner]

Hey,

thanks for taking the time to reply - I will start working on my changes
requests then.

Best, Peter




Am Do., 23. Apr. 2020 um 20:51 Uhr schrieb Duncan Murdoch <
murdoch.duncan using gmail.com>:

> On 23/04/2020 2:34 p.m., Peter Meissner wrote:
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > some weeks back I already wrote to CRAN but got no response. So, I post
> my
> > question here seeking for advice.
> >
> > I am trying to publish a package to CRAN. I got rejected once with some
> > minor change requests. I implemented them and submitted again. This time
> I
> > got a whole array of change requests.
> >
> > The problem is, I am confused since none of the requests is mentioned
> > anywhere in CRAN policies. So, are those mere suggestions? Are these
> common
> > policy now? Has everyone to implement them? How should I proceed?
>
> I'd say that the changes being requested are all things stated in the
> Writing R Extensions manual, so this falls under the blanket statement
> in the policy that "CRAN hosts packages of publication quality and is
> not a development platform."
>
> > (In general, I have no problem with complying with CRAN policies, but I
> am
> > not sure if these are actually common requirements now or not.)
>
> I'd guess the requests will vary depending on who the reviewer is and
> what their mood is, but if you ignore their requests, you're not going
> to put them in a better mood.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
> >
> > Copy of the change requests:
> >
> > ***************** quote >>>> **************************************
> > Please add \value to all .Rd files for exported functions and explain
> > the functions results in the documentation.
> > f.i.: time_stamp.Rd
> > If a function does not return a value, please document that too, e.g.
> > \value{None}.
> >
> > The \description tag in the .Rd files should be one or two sentences on
> > how the function works and what it's good for. Don't just repeat the
> > function name.
> > F.i.: stats_modus_multi.Rd
> >
> > An .Rd file title should:
> > - be capitalized
> > - not end in a period
> > - be at most 65 characters long
> > - exist and stand alone (there must be exactly one title)
> > Please adjust to these standards and again don't simply repeat the name.
> >
> https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-exts.html#Documenting-functions
> > F.i.: stats_modus_multi.Rd
> >
> > Please fix and resubmit, and document what was changed in the submission
> > comments.
> > ***************** <<<< quote **************************************
> >
> >
> > Best, Peter
> >
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