[R-pkg-devel] cpp11 and "non-API calls to R"

[Chung-hong Chan]

Not from CRAN, also not in a position to opine on cpp11 status, but I
wrote about it recently. My solution for readODS back then was to
vendor cpp11 and remove the SET_LENGTH call manually, like . But back
then CRAN might not know about this. I think it should be easier now.

https://www.chainsawriot.com/postmannheim/2024/05/26/readods230.html

On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 4:25 PM Mark Padgham <mark.padgham using email.com> wrote:
>
> Dear R-pkg-dev folk,
>
> The cpp11 package, which was developed yet is no longer maintained by
> Jim Hester, now triggers warnings on some CRAN pre-submit checks for
> "non-API calls to R" via "SETLENGTH", "SET_TRUELENGTH", and others. The
> relevant issue is https://github.com/r-lib/cpp11/issues/355, with a pull
> request to resolve at https://github.com/r-lib/cpp11/pull/358. Problem
> is the package is now largely inactive, with the PR hanging there for a
> month or so unattended. I presume this warning means I can not resubmit
> any package depending on cpp11 until this is resolved. But then there
> are currently 75 packages potentially affected by this which would then
> also be unable to be resubmitted. (Follow the links from the main GitHub
> issue for a glimpse of the scale of this problem.)
>
> Any suggestions? In particular, it would be helpful, in this arguably
> unusual and quite prominent case, to hear any views from CRAN folk as to
> whether everybody dependent on cpp11 will have to wait for resolution
> before they'll be able to resubmit? Alternatively, any indication from
> anybody in a position to opine on cpp11 status and future maintenance
> plans would be great!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
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