[R-pkg-devel] files katex.js and katex-config.js not found in R CMD check --as-cran

[Ivan Krylov]

On Tue, 9 May 2023 12:57:06 -0400
J C Nash <profjcnash using gmail.com> wrote:

> In updating my nlsr package, I ran R CMD check --as-cran and got an
> error that /usr/lib/R/doc/html/katex/katex.js was not found.

> Is there a glitch in my system? Or is this a bug in the latest R CMD
> check --as-cran? (Or at least a configuration issue?)

It's an unfortunate interaction between an R issue and the way R is
packaged: https://bugs.r-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18517

The r84321 patch has already made its way into R-4-3-branch, so I think
it will become part of R-4.3.1 when it's released.

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Best regards,
Ivan