[R-pkg-devel] Re-submission of removed package

[Uwe Ligges]

On 21.07.2023 00:56, Ogan Mancarci wrote:
> I would if the maintainer really is unavailable but it is possible that
> it's just a rather long vacation so I'm happy to wait while, especially
> since the package remains available on github regardless.
> 
> But just to confirm, there aren't any shorter term workarounds that'd bring
> the package back without changing maintainers? If so I will give a bit more
> time before re-submitting with myself as the maintainer.

Right.

Best,
Uwe Ligges




> Cheers,
> Ogan
> 
> On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 2:16 PM Ivan Krylov <krylov.r00t using gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:56:31 -0700
>> Ogan Mancarci <ogan.mancarci using gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have been trying to reach the maintainer to resubmit the package
>>> after the required fixes but was unsuccessful in doing so. I have
>>> submitted the package myself but it appears that it requires approval
>>> from the creator to finalise submission which I am unsure if we'll
>>> get. What is the procedure to follow in this case?
>>
>> Would you like to become the maintainer instead?
>>
>> Here's what CRAN policy has to say:
>>
>>>> Explain any change in the maintainer’s email address and if possible
>>>> send confirmation from the previous address (by a separate email to
>>>> CRAN-submissions using R-project.org) or explain why it is not possible.
>>   -- https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/policies.html
>>
>> I think you can change the Maintainer: field and note the original
>> maintainer being unreachable in the submission comment. I would expect
>> it to take some time to confirm that the original maintainer is
>> actually unavailable.
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Ivan
>>
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