[R-pkg-devel] windows i386

[Uwe Ligges]

On 13.09.2022 13:14, Florian Schwendinger wrote:
> Dear R-package-developers,
> 
> On 'r-oldrel-windows-ix86_x86_64' I get in 'check.log' the error message
> "Error: package 'highs' is not installed for 'arch = i386'"
> the statement that for arch = i386 the package is not installed is correct and expected,
> since in 'install.out' I see the warning
> "Warning: this package has a non-empty 'configure.win' file, so building only the main architecture"
> 
> Looking at r-package-devel archive, I found the suggestion to set Biarch TRUE in the DESCRIPTION file.
> I don't want to force the build of "i386" by setting Biarch: TRUE,
> since as far as I see from the source I link to this should not work and I don't want
> to alter the library I link to as little as possible.
> Therefore, I want skip the step "loading checks for arch 'i386'". Is this possible?

No, up to the R-4.1.x series we provide only bi-arch packages. Not 
packages for single architectures.

> I know locally this can be resolved by adding the option '--no-multiarch',
> but can a similar effect be accomplished at the CRAN checks?
> Furthermore, I know I can could this issue by adding R >= 4.2 to the depends since Rtools 4.2
> does not build for i386. But this does not seem like a nice fix.
> 
> Is there a better option and how would it work?

If it is not too important for you that CRAN provides Windows binaries 
for the R-4.1.x series, simply keep it as is.
Users can install for x64 from source or upgrade R.

Best,
Uwe


> 
> Best regards,
> Florian
> 
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