[R-pkg-devel] how to address CRAN FAIL on r-devel-windows-x86_64-gcc10-UCRT?

The "oce" package for oceanographic analysis is failing a check on the r-devel-windows-x86_64-gcc10-UCRT system (see
https://www.r-project.org/nosvn/R.check/r-devel-windows-x86_64-gcc10-UCRT/oce-00check.html). The problem seems to relate to the checking vignette outputs.

According to https://www.r-project.org/nosvn/winutf8/ucrt3/CRAN/checks/gcc10-UCRT/README.txt, that test setup is experimental.  Does that mean that I ought to I ignore the FAIL status for this machine, perhaps checking it once in a while to see if it changes?

Hello Daniel;

I'm not speaking for CRAN. I'm another maintainer whose current status 
page has a FAIL for that platform. But the FAIL notation is due at least 
in part to the fact that apparently the UCRT platform is less frequently 
run on the full CRAN package holdings. The note refers to a package that 
was updated a few days ago. The log file however has two other reports 
of failure relating to compiler warnings.

All the other platforms passed the newer versions. There is no mention 
of the UCRT platform at the CRAN Policies page: 
https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/policies.html

I'm waiting to see whether the aging fortran code generates warnings 
whenever the UCRT platform gets fired up again.

David Winsemius

maintainer (but neither author or contributor) of "muhaz"

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> Alternatively, if I am advised to fix the problem, I wonder whether there a way for me to run tests with rhub, winbuilder, or something similar?  (I do not have access to a windows machine.)
>
> Thanks in advance for any help that can be provided.
>
> Dan Kelley, Dept. Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Canada
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