Re: [R-pkg-devel] attempt to re-insert old removed package

2019-04-05 Thread Georgi Boshnakov
It depends on the specific case but attempting to check with the previous maintainer/author looks like a courteous first step before taking over. Georgi Boshnakov -Original Message- From: R-package-devel [mailto:r-package-devel-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Dirk Eddelbuettel Sent

Re: [R-pkg-devel] attempt to re-insert old removed package

2019-04-05 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
On 5 April 2019 at 13:30, peter dalgaard wrote: | For most packages[*], I assume that you can just take on the role as maintainer, bump the version number and resubmit. If you don't actually maintain it, then of course it might fall of CRAN again after a while. | | -pd | | [*] Actually, I exp

Re: [R-pkg-devel] What version does "CRAN check list" refer to ?

2019-04-05 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
On 5 April 2019 at 11:29, Jose V. Die wrote: | I am working on my first package and I released a new version (1.0.11). The CRAN checks link shows the last updated for today although the check details section refers to version 1.0.1. | | So, I’m confused about it. Are those check results from

Re: [R-pkg-devel] attempt to re-insert old removed package

2019-04-05 Thread peter dalgaard
For most packages[*], I assume that you can just take on the role as maintainer, bump the version number and resubmit. If you don't actually maintain it, then of course it might fall of CRAN again after a while. -pd [*] Actually, I expect that CRAN policy implies "all" here; I just can't be bo

[R-pkg-devel] What version does "CRAN check list" refer to ?

2019-04-05 Thread Jose V. Die
Hi, I am working on my first package and I released a new version (1.0.11). The CRAN checks link shows the last updated for today although the check details section refers to version 1.0.1. So, I’m confused about it. Are those check results from my old version or the current version just rel

[R-pkg-devel] attempt to re-insert old removed package

2019-04-05 Thread Ramón Fallon
Hi, I've been searching for some procedures to try an get an old package back into CRAN. It's package that has the re exclamation mark on cran github and is not available via install.packages() for modern version of R. However some small changes to the source were enough to get it installed via