[R-pkg-devel] Rolling Back an Archived Package

[Ben Bolker]

 I can imagine a (perhaps overly complicated) scenario:

* version 1 passes tests OK when it is submitted to CRAN
* version 2 passes tests OK when it is submitted to CRAN
* CRAN introduces new tests (compiler versions, etc. etc.) that break
version 2 but not version 1.

Now version 1 would still pass but version 2 would fail, so bumping
the version number of version 1 to 3 and resubmitting could (??) work.

On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 4:24 PM Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan using gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2024-09-23 4:13 p.m., Ben Bolker wrote:
> > Hmmm. Assuming the previous version of the package (without the
> > extensions/updates) avoids all of the testing errors, I would say that
> > RAW ("rules as written") the only constraint I can see on submitting a
> > "rollback" version of the package would be the CRAN request for
> > updates “no more than every 1–2 months".
>
> I think the original package wouldn't have been archived unless it was
> failing tests and the author didn't address the failures.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
> > https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/policies.html   But an e-mail
> > to the CRAN maintainers (if none reply on-list) seems appropriate.
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 3:49 PM Eric Giunta <egiunta using ksu.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> Recently I submitted a large update to the package I maintain and was unable to resolve the testing errors prior to it being archived. I've been unable to reproduce the errors, so I expect to have to setup my own fedora_clang virtual machine to debug my package. Ideally I'd want a previous version to be more easily available while I figure out my issues. Is it against CRAN policy to resubmit an earlier version of an archived package, assuming I fully explain what led to the archival and re-submission in the submission comment? I'm sorry if this has already been asked, I couldn't find an answer online and wanted to check before resubmitting anything.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your time,
> >> Eric
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