>>>>> Colin Gillespie writes:
>> I'm surprised this wasn't captured by the url checker on CRAN.
> As was I
>> Are you suggesting a new check on package descriptions for the urls present?
> Yes - but more fixing edge cases than a new check
>> In that case I guess it could be part of the standard R CMD check.
> Yep. Kurt's message suggests that these were edge cases that missed
> the check.
Actually, the check code finds all these problems, but it is only run
upon submission. Running
x <- tools::CRAN_package_db()
y <- parallel::mclapply(x$URL,
tools:::.bad_DESCRIPTION_URL_field_parts,
mc.cores = 6L)
names(y) <- x$Package
y <- Filter(length, y)
y
currently finds problems in 50 CRAN packages.
Best
-k
> Thanks
>>
>> Lluís
>>
>> On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 at 17:17, Colin Gillespie <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Just want to flag a few packages:
>>>
>>> MatrixLDA: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/MatrixLDA/index.html
>>> The URL is technically valid - [email protected]/ - but returns a
>>> 404. Almost certainly a typo.
>>>
>>> redistmetrics:
>>> https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/redistmetrics/index.html
>>> Not a valid URL: https::/github.com/alarm-redist/redistmetrics/
>>>
>>> yarrr: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/yarrr/
>>> It looks like a lapsed domain, and Cypro folks have grabbed it.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Colin
>>>
>>> Ps I only found the last package because the name caught my attention
>>>
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