[R-pkg-devel] DESCRIPTION file corrections for accepted package

[Gianmarco Alberti]

Dear Duncan,

Thank you for the straightforward guidance.

My initial query stemmed from a concern about versioning consistency - I
thought that once using three digits (1.1.1), I would need to maintain that
format (e.g., 1.2.0) in future updates. Your suggestion clarified that I
can use 1.1.1 for these formatting changes and still use 1.2 for future
substantial updates.

Best regards,

Gm

Il giorno dom 27 ott 2024 alle ore 11:49 Duncan Murdoch <
murdoch.duncan using gmail.com> ha scritto:

> On 2024-10-27 6:03 a.m., Gianmarco Alberti wrote:
> > Dear R Package Developers,
> > I am seeking guidance regarding a situation with my package 'chisquare'
> > (version 1.1) on CRAN.
> >
> > Current situation:
> >
> > 1. The package was submitted and (automatically) accepted to CRAN
> (version
> > 1.1) after thorough local testing and complete devtools checks
> > (check_win_oldrelease(), check_win_release(), check_win_devel())
> >
> > 2. After acceptance, I received a request to make formatting changes to
> the
> > DESCRIPTION file by November 2, 2024:
> > -Remove version specifications for graphics and stats in Imports
> > -Update R version dependency format from R (>= 4.0.0) to R (>= 4.0)
> >
> > 3. Upon attempting to submit these formatting changes, I received a
> warning
> > about "Insufficient package version (submitted: 1.1, existing: 1.1)". I
> am
> > well aware that this warning typically indicates the need to increment
> the
> > version number for new submissions of existing packages, as per CRAN
> > policies.
> >
> > This creates a procedural challenge:
> > -I need to make the requested DESCRIPTION file changes to retain the
> package
> > -The changes are purely formatting-related, not functional (all checks
> pass)
> > -I cannot submit without changing the version number
> > -However, incrementing the version number seems disproportionate for
> > formatting changes.
> >
> > I would greatly appreciate guidance on the proper way to handle this
> > situation.
> > What is the recommended approach for submitting DESCRIPTION file
> formatting
> > corrections for an already-accepted package, given that incrementing the
> > version number might seem a bit disproportionate?
> >
> > Thank you for your time and assistance.
>
> The simplest thing is to just update the version.  Use 1.1.1 if you
> don't want to go to 1.2.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
>

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