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[R-pkg-devel] Transferring a package to a new maintainer

6 messages · Joris Meys, Thierry Onkelinx, Mai Zhou +1 more

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Joris Meys
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Dear all,

I'm going to transfer the pim package on CRAN to a new maintainer, but I'm not entirely certain how I'd go about this best. Do I submit the package with the updated DESCRIPTION file, or can they do that? Is there any other instance I need to inform in another way?

Kind regards
Joris Meys
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Thierry Onkelinx
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Dear Joris,

I would suggest that you change the maintainer in DESCRIPTION and describe
the change in cran-comments.md in the package root. When the new maintainer
submits a new version to CRAN, you will get an email asking you to confirm
the change. At least that's what I recall when changing the maintainer
email address in a package.

Best regards,

Thierry


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Op vr 12 dec 2025 om 09:27 schreef Joris Meys via R-package-devel <
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The new maintainers submits a new version (increased version number, 
updated maintainer information in the DESCRIPTION file).
You (/the old maintainer) will be automatically asked to confirm the 
submission once the update passes incoming checks.

Best,
Uwe Ligges

        
On 12.12.2025 09:26, Joris Meys via R-package-devel wrote:

            

      
      
      
    

        

      
      
    

  
  


  


      

    

    
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A related question.

The same maintainer, but a new email address. Instruction said  need an
email from the
old address to confirm changing to the new email...  (but I lost access to
the old email account).

I guess the question is how do I prove I am the same person
when I lost the old email account (even with same first and last name)?

Try to update package ELYP

best,

Mai Zhou

On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 4:27?AM Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
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Please simply submit, we will try to find a way.

Best,
Uwe Ligges

        
On 17.12.2025 01:05, mai zhou wrote:

            

      
      
      
    

        

      
      
    

  
  


  


      

    

    

      
      

        


  

        

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Thanks, I'll do that.

On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 7:36?PM Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
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