[R-pkg-devel] Error uploading package to CRAN that depends on packages hosted in GitHub
Uwe Ligges
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Wed Jul 7 15:08:45 CEST 2021
On 07.07.2021 13:18, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> On 07/07/2021 5:29 a.m., David Enrique Payares García wrote:
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> I developed an R package that depends on packages hosted in GitHub.
>> In the DESCRIPTION file, I added the R packages (from GitHub ) in the
>> "Suggests" section and I included a copy of them in my personal GitHub so
>> they can be accessed in the "Additional_repositories:" section.
>>
>>
>> Suggests:
>> rmarkdown,
>> ANTsR,
>> ANTsRCore,
>> ITKR,
>> extrantsr,
>> MNITemplate,
>> RAVEL
>> Imports:
>> knitr,
>> oro.nifti,
>> fslr,
>> neurobase
>> Depends:
>> R (>= 3.5)
>> Additional_repositories: https://davidpayares.github.io/drat
>>
>>
>> A copy of the R packages my package needs is in
>> https://davidpayares.github.io/drat .
>> When I submit the package to CRAN, I get this error:
>>
>>
>> Suggests or Enhances not in mainstream repositories:
>> ANTsR, ANTsRCore, ITKR, extrantsr, MNITemplate, RAVEL
>> Availability using Additional_repositories specification:
>> ANTsR yes https://davidpayares.github.io/drat
>> ANTsRCore yes https://davidpayares.github.io/drat
>> ITKR yes https://davidpayares.github.io/drat
>> extrantsr yes https://davidpayares.github.io/drat
>> MNITemplate yes https://davidpayares.github.io/drat
>> RAVEL yes https://davidpayares.github.io/drat
>>
>> Flavor: r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc, r-devel-windows-ix86+x86_64
>> Check: package dependencies, Result: ERROR
>> Packages suggested but not available for checking:
>> 'ANTsR', 'ANTsRCore', 'ITKR', 'extrantsr', 'MNITemplate', 'RAVEL'
>>
>> Namespace dependencies missing from DESCRIPTION Imports/Depends
>> entries:
>> 'MNITemplate', 'RAVEL', 'extrantsr'
As the message says: You likely have declared some import directives via
the NAMESPACE file. In that case you have to import from a package and
hence list it in the Imports field.
If the package is not available from a mainsteam repository and you want
to suggest it only, you cannot import from it via the NAMESPACE file.
Best,
Uwe Ligges
> I think this one is the part causing the ERROR. Without seeing your
> package I can't say for sure, but I would guess you have made some
> unconditional use of those three packages. Since they are only
> Suggested packages, you can't do that. Your package has to run even if
> they are not available at all. (It may not have full functionality, but
> it shouldn't generate any errors in its tests or examples.)
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
>
>>
>> I found that this is the correct way to add dependencies that are not
>> hosted in CRAN. However, I do not understand why it is not working. If
>> anyone could help me, I would really appreciate it.
>>
>> Thank you so much.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> David Payares
>>
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>>
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