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Package check using --as-cran

7 messages · Uwe Ligges, Marc Girondot, Stefan Evert

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Marc Girondot
# 
I use R 2.15.2 on MacosX 10.8.2

I have a problem checking for a package that I want to submit in CRAN.

When I check like that, no problem or warning are detected.
system("R CMD check '[path]/phenology'")

I create the .tar.gz package with that. The file phenology_3.43.tar.gz 
is generated. I can install the package and it works.
system("R CMD build '[path]/phenology'")

But if I check it using --as-cran as required by CRAN policy,
system("R CMD check '[path]/phenology_3.43.tar.gz' --as-cran")

I get an error:
* using log directory ?[path]/Phenology Package/phenology.Rcheck?
* using R version 2.15.2 (2012-10-26)
* using platform: i386-apple-darwin9.8.0 (32-bit)
* using session charset: UTF-8
* checking for file ?phenology/DESCRIPTION? ... OK
* checking extension type ... Package
* this is package ?phenology? version ?3.43?
* checking CRAN incoming feasibility ... OK
Maintainer: ?Marc Girondot <marc.girondot at u-psud.fr>?
* checking package namespace information ... OK
* checking package dependencies ... OK
* checking if this is a source package ... OK
* checking if there is a namespace ... OK
* checking for executable files ... OK
* checking for hidden files and directories ... OK
* checking whether package ?phenology? can be installed ... ERROR
Installation failed.
See ?[path]/phenology.Rcheck/00install.out? for details.

The file 00install.out has no more information, it is just a copy of 
these informations.

I would like to know if there is a "verbose" version of the check.

Thanks a lot

Marc Girondot
Uwe Ligges
#
On 02.01.2013 11:58, Marc Girondot wrote:
Well, the "verbos"e part is in file
[path]/phenology.Rcheck/00install.out
as the ERROR message told you.

Best,
Uwe Ligges
Marc Girondot
# 
Le 02/01/13 16:03, Uwe Ligges a ?crit :
Thanks... I had read this file but then the "verbose" message is obscure !
Any idea ?

Thanks

Marc

* installing *source* package ?phenology? ...
** R
** data
**  moving datasets to lazyload DB
** preparing package for lazy loading
** help
*** installing help indices
** building package indices
** testing if installed package can be loaded
*** arch - i386
sh: de: command not found
*** arch - x86_64
sh: de: command not found
ERREUR : loading failed for ?i386?, ?x86_64?
* removing ?/Users/marcgirondot/Documents/Espace de travail 
R/Phenology/Source fit/Phenology Package/phenology.Rcheck/phenology?
Uwe Ligges
#
On 02.01.2013 17:28, Marc Girondot wrote:
Oh, sh fails saying that some shell command "de" was not found that was 
required when trying to load the package. Not sure if that is part of 
the phenology startup?

Uwe
Marc Girondot
# 
Le 02/01/13 17:38, Uwe Ligges a ?crit :
Dear Uwe,

I do not use this command de (no idea what is it !)

I try first to simplify at the maximum the package and I get the same error.

Then I check it on windows XP, R 2.15.2 and it works. No error.

Then it seems there is a bug in CMD check path/name --as-cran in the 
MacosX version.

Thanks a lot for your help,

Marc
Stefan Evert
# 
Looks to me like it might be an issue with whitespace in the directory path.  In particular, "de" is the first word component after a blank above (in "Espace de travail R").
I guess you could argue that.  If whitespace isn't allowed in file path, "check --as-cran" should issue a meaningful warning; otherwise, it should work just as "check" without --as-cran does.

Best
Stefan
Marc Girondot
# 
Le 03/01/13 10:33, Stefan Evert a ?crit :
Thanks a lot. You have the solution !

If I replace the spaces with _, all is working.

However it works fine with the spaces if the check is done without the 
--as-cran option. Confusing !

Thanks a lot for your help,

Marc