Hello, R-devel,
I am planning to submit two packages, A and B, to CRAN. Package B uses
an API exported by package A, while package A uses package B to test the
API in question. Thus, package B Depends on, and Enhances, A, and A
Suggests B.
Could I get some guidance on submitting them to CRAN? A cannot be
checked without B, but B cannot be installed without A.
Thanks in advance,
Pavel Krivitsky
Submitting packages with weak circular dependencies to CRAN.
4 messages · Pavel N. Krivitsky, oliver, Hervé Pagès +1 more
Hello,
On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 07:42:04PM -0500, Pavel N. Krivitsky wrote:
Hello, R-devel, I am planning to submit two packages, A and B, to CRAN. Package B uses an API exported by package A, while package A uses package B to test the API in question. Thus, package B Depends on, and Enhances, A, and A Suggests B.
[...] Why not putting common stuff of A and B into C and then let A and B depend on C? Ciao, Oliver
Hi Pavel,
On 03/08/2013 04:42 PM, Pavel N. Krivitsky wrote:
Hello, R-devel, I am planning to submit two packages, A and B, to CRAN. Package B uses an API exported by package A, while package A uses package B to test the API in question. Thus, package B Depends on, and Enhances, A, and A Suggests B. Could I get some guidance on submitting them to CRAN? A cannot be checked without B, but B cannot be installed without A.
The CRAN people will probably have a better solution to offer but the following 3-step procedure should work, at least in theory: - First submit a degraded version of A i.e. a version that doesn't suggest B and where all the tests using B are turned off. - Then submit B. - Then submit the full version of A with a higher version. Or, merge A and B in a single package... Cheers, H.
Thanks in advance,
Pavel Krivitsky
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On 09.03.2013 10:02, Herv? Pag?s wrote:
Hi Pavel, On 03/08/2013 04:42 PM, Pavel N. Krivitsky wrote:
Hello, R-devel, I am planning to submit two packages, A and B, to CRAN. Package B uses an API exported by package A, while package A uses package B to test the API in question. Thus, package B Depends on, and Enhances, A, and A Suggests B. Could I get some guidance on submitting them to CRAN? A cannot be checked without B, but B cannot be installed without A.
The CRAN people will probably have a better solution to offer but the following 3-step procedure should work, at least in theory: - First submit a degraded version of A i.e. a version that doesn't suggest B and where all the tests using B are turned off. - Then submit B. - Then submit the full version of A with a higher version. Or, merge A and B in a single package...
... or ask the CRAN people directly. They will tell you to go ahead, submit A and mention in the submission mail that the Suggested B which Depends on A will be uploaded once A has been accepted. Best, Uwe Ligges
Cheers, H.
Thanks in advance,
Pavel Krivitsky
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