Mikael, current Matrix fails checks on R-oldrel so that's why only the last working version is installed: https://cran.r-project.org/web/checks/check_results_Matrix.html
Cheers, Simon > On 1/11/2023, at 4:05 AM, Mikael Jagan <jagan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am guessing that they mean EdSurvey: > > https://cran.r-project.org/web/checks/check_results_EdSurvey.html > > Probably Matrix 1.6-1.1 is not installed on r-oldrel-macos-arm64, > even though it can be, because it was not released until R 4.3-z. > > AFAIK, methods for 'qr' have not been touched since Matrix 1.6-0, and > even those changes should have been backwards compatible, modulo handling > of dimnames (class sparseQR gained a Dimnames slot in 1.6-0). > > So I don't see a clear reason for requiring 1.6-1.1. Requiring 1.6-0 > might make sense, if somehow EdSurvey depends on how class sparseQR > preserves dimnames. But IIRC our rev. dep. checks at that time did not > reveal problems with EdSurvey. > > Mikael > > On 2023-10-31 7:00 am, r-package-devel-requ...@r-project.org wrote: >> Paul, >> can you give us a bit more detail? Which package, which build and where you >> got the errors? Older builds may not have the latest Matrix. >> Cheers, >> Simon >>> On 31/10/2023, at 11:26 AM, Bailey, Paul via >>> R-package-devel<r-package-devel@r-project.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm the maintainer for a few packages, one of which is currently failing >>> CRAN checks on Mac OS because Matrix is not available in my required >>> version (the latest). I had to fix a few things due to changes in the >>> latest Matrix package because of how qr works and I thought, given the >>> apparent API change, I should then require the latest version. My error is, >>> "Package required and available but unsuitable version: 'Matrix'" >>> >>> When I look at the NEWS in Matrix there is no mention of Mac OS issues, >>> what the latest stable version of Matrix is, nor when a fix is expected. >>> What version do MacOS version test Matrix with by default? Where is this >>> documented? I assumes it always tested with the latest version on CRAN, so >>> I'm a bit surprised. Or will this be resolved soon and I shouldn't bother >>> CRAN maintainers with a new version of my package? >>> >>> Best, >>> Paul >>> >>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > ______________________________________________ R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel