thanks. As I said, it was my bad. I mistakenly thought CRAN submissions resumed today. I will re-submit tomorrow.
-Roy > On Jan 6, 2026, at 3:29 PM, Henrik Bengtsson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > are you using devtools::submit_cran() to submit your package to CRAN? > I've seen a few developers posting about CRAN submission issues on > social media platforms too. My best guess is that each of them are > using devtools::submit_cran(), because submissions via the official > page <https://cran.r-project.org/submit.html> is still down; > > "CRAN submissions will be offline from Dec 23, 2025 to Jan 07, 2026 > -CRAN team vacation and maintenance work) > > During this time, the submission of packages is not possible. > > Sorry for any inconvenience." > > Since these questions about CRAN downtimes keep popping up now and > then, would it make sense to have a standard "scheduled_maintenance" > file somewhere that can be parsed? Then devtools::submit_cran() could > look at that before attempting a submission. Even without that, I > guess devtools::submit_cran() could check the source for > https://xmpalantir.wu.ac.at/cransubmit/ to see that there are no input > fields in the HTML <form> tag. > > My $.02 > > /Henrik > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM Georgi Boshnakov > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> First, wait for the CRAN submissions to reopen (tomorrow I think). >> >> Having said the above, I often get in trouble if I try to follow the cran >> link from my phone. Just click it again and repeat the process - cran will >> report that you have already submitted successfully, if your previous >> attrmpt was good. Also, >> note that after a successful submission you immediately get a confirmation >> email. So its absence suggests that you have not confirmed your submission >> successfully. >> >> All of the above is automatic, noreal burden on the cran team, to my >> understanding. >> >> Georgi Boshnakov >> >> Sent from Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> >> ________________________________ >> From: R-package-devel <[email protected]> on behalf of >> Roy Mendelssohn - NOAA Federal via R-package-devel >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 10:31:22 PM >> To: List r-package-devel <[email protected]> >> Subject: [R-pkg-devel] Trying to submit a package >> >> Hi All: >> >> In the process of trying to submit a new version of the package “plotdap”, >> I made my submission to CRAN, I get the first initial response that takes >> me to the page where there is the 3 item check list, I checked the items, >> hit submit (or whatever the button is called) and then it just hung instead >> of the usual return page and I did not receive the usual acknowledgement. >> So I am not certain if the submission was successful. Is there a way I can >> find out? I don’t want to hit CRAN with two submissions of the same thing >> if the first one actually made it. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Roy >> ______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel__;!!PDiH4ENfjr2_Jw!Cx7dLprVsmabu-SY6DbfQvxDAkLoAzCjyY4-PWs-kcADQABNG2zT9hcDU4LrNY-Sf1HDCbTfgiZA1dnf0B_N4axm7i0oU-_1zOGjugRdZZI$ >> [stat[.]ethz[.]ch] >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel
