[R-pkg-devel] Resubmitting Archived Packages

[Uwe Ligges]

On 11.12.2025 20:07, Kenny, Christopher wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I was looking for advice on best practices for resubmitting packages that were archived.
> 
> This morning, Brian Ripley erroneously archived one of my packages (geomander) prior to the deadline to fix a broken example. He then archived its reverse dependencies a few minutes later.


Why erroneously?  Your deadline passed.
A new deadline was set for the reverse dependencies, but as mail to the 
maintainer bounced, that new deadline was not needed as the reverse 
dependencies got archived for themselves as they are unmaintained.




> 
> Given that CRAN is closing for the winter soon, I would like to fix this issue quickly. I have already resubmitted geomander this morning, as I had originally planned. However, as the packages are archived, each now must undergo a manual review, which takes more time.
> 
> Is it acceptable to submit the other downstream packages while the first is awaiting manual checks, as long as they are submitted in order of the dependency tree? As the original package had only a broken example and the reverse dependencies were actively passing checks, the review should be simple.


Please submit geomander and get it accepted first. The others will be 
auto-archived otherwise.

Best,
Uwe Ligges


> I would appreciate any advice or wisdom on how to reupload them expeditiously.
> 
> Best,
> Chris
> 
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> Christopher T. Kenny, PhD
> Postdoctoral Research Associate, Data-Driven Social Science, Princeton University
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