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

[Joshua Harrison]

Hi Uwe,

Thanks for the response and for mentioning the 'tools::' functions. Those
functions were super helpful in identifying a hyphen that I missed in a
supporting file that roxygen used to build the manual.

My package builds without warnings and errors now on a few systems, so I
think I am good to go. Thanks again.

jh

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 6:16 AM Uwe Ligges <ligges using statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
wrote:

> 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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J. G. Harrison
Postdoctoral researcher
University of Wyoming
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