[R-pkg-devel] Package inputenc Error: Unicode char ‐ (U+2010) during Windows build

[Uwe Ligges]

Hyphens that, e.g., get auto generated in MS Word are non ASCII. You 
have to declare an appropriate encoding, or even better, replace by 
regular hypehsn.

See functions

tools:::showNonASCII     tools:::showNonASCIIfile

that may help to see where these are...

Best,
Uwe Ligges

On 25.08.2020 20:39, Joshua Harrison wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I cannot get my package to correctly build on Windows because of an
> encoding error that I just can't figure out. The package builds on my Mac
> (10.14.6) and on a recent Debian release.
> 
> The source code for the package can be viewed here:
> https://github.com/JHarrisonEcoEvo/CNVRG
> 
> The error code thrown by the "check_win_release" function of devtools is:
> 
> * checking PDF version of manual ... WARNING
> LaTeX errors when creating PDF version.
> This typically indicates Rd problems.
> LaTeX errors found:
> ! Package inputenc Error: Unicode char ‐ (U+2010)
> (inputenc)                not set up for use with LaTeX.
> 
> See the inputenc package documentation for explanation.
> Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
> ! Package inputenc Error: Unicode char ‐ (U+2010)
> (inputenc)                not set up for use with LaTeX.
> 
> See the inputenc package documentation for explanation.
> Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
> * checking PDF version of manual without hyperrefs or index ... ERROR
> * checking for detritus in the temp directory ... OK
> * DONE
> Status: 1 ERROR, 1 WARNING, 1 NOTE
> 
> FYI the note referenced is because the package is a new submission.
> 
> I figured the problem was with hyphens (the unicode 2010) and so I went
> through the manual and vignette and deleted all the hyphens in the regular
> text. There are still hyphen symbols in the assignment operator of the
> examples ("<-"). Are these the problem?
> 
> I have spent way too much time trying to figure this out so any help would
> be greatly appreciated. I see that many folks have similar issues with
> vignettes and manuals but I haven't found a solution that works for me.
> 
> I am completely fine not having the package build on Windows. Users of that
> system can download the manual or view it in a browser. However, I don't
> see how I can get the package on CRAN without fixing this.
> 
> Thanks for your time and assistance!
> 
> --
> J. G. Harrison
> Postdoctoral researcher
> University of Wyoming
> jgharrison.weebly.com
> 
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