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[R-pkg-devel] CRAN submission: Packages accepted if they run on two major R platforms

2 messages · Carmen M. Livi, Dirk Eddelbuettel

Carmen M. Livi
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Hi all,

I am new here and have a question regarding package submissions:

"CRAN Repository Policy" states that "packages will not be accepted that 
do not run on at least two major R platforms".

My package runs on MAC and Linux. So I assume that I can submit my 
package without configuring it for Windows.

- Can I therefore ignore the "R CMD check" results from winbuilder after 
submitting the package?
- Or is there a way to force the submission just on MAC and Linux machines?

Thanks,
Carmen
Dirk Eddelbuettel
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Carmen,
On 16 February 2018 at 17:59, Carmen M. Livi wrote:
| I am new here and have a question regarding package submissions:
| 
| "CRAN Repository Policy" states that "packages will not be accepted that 
| do not run on at least two major R platforms".
| 
| My package runs on MAC and Linux. So I assume that I can submit my 
| package without configuring it for Windows.
| 
| - Can I therefore ignore the "R CMD check" results from winbuilder after 
| submitting the package?
| - Or is there a way to force the submission just on MAC and Linux machines?

There is, via OS_type. Again, see "Writing R Extensions". But methinks that
you could (and should) fix your package to build in Windows if there is no
structural reason for it not to build.

Dirk