Please remove dependencies on rgdal, rgeos, and/or maptools

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Please remove dependencies on rgdal, rgeos, and/or maptools

rsbivand opened this issue 2 years ago · 8 comments

This package depends on (depends, imports or suggests) raster and one or more of the retiring packages rgdal, rgeos or maptools (https://r-spatial.org/r/2022/04/12/evolution.html, https://r-spatial.org/r/2022/12/14/evolution2.html). Since raster 3.6.3, all use of external FOSS library functionality has been transferred to terra, making the retiring packages very likely redundant. It would help greatly if you could remove dependencies on the retiring packages as soon as possible.

leonawicz commented a year ago

Thank you

Answer 1 · 2023-03-31T15:02:34.000Z

This package has strong dependence on at least one of rgdal, rgeos or maptools, but does not seem to use any functionality in code. The usage may have been in raster, which now uses terra instead, or may be in examples or vignettes. Please move all use of rgdal, rgeos or maptools to Suggests: and protect any use against these packages not being present. The packages will be archived in October 2023. See https://r-spatial.org/r/2022/12/14/evolution2.html and https://rsbivand.github.io/csds_jan23/bivand_csds_ssg_230117.pdf and perhaps view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlpjIqTPMCA&list=PLzREt6r1NenmWEidssmLm-VO_YmAh4pq9&index=1.

Answer 2 · 2023-05-01T10:07:10.000Z

Please also see https://r-spatial.org/r/2023/04/10/evolution3.html, fix best by June, latest October 2023.

Removing retiring packages from DESCRIPTION, and running CMD check in a scenario using sp evolution status 2 (substitute use of rgdal with sf for projection/transformation/CRS) and absence of retiring packages from the library path gives this log:
00check.log

Answer 3 · 2023-07-14T08:57:26.000Z

@leonawicz See also https://r-spatial.org/r/2023/05/15/evolution4.html. Please take urgent steps to resolve this issue. No positive changes appear in the repository. Less than three months remain to retain this package on CRAN; you were first warned more than six months ago.

Answer 4 · 2023-07-14T22:33:07.000Z

Note: rgdal has been removed on GitHub master branch.

Answer 5 · 2023-07-15T05:59:17.000Z

Thanks. You may need terra too in Suggests: for CRAN extra checks when only listed suggested packages are available, as raster has a strong dependence on terra.

Answer 6 · 2023-07-15T14:22:20.000Z

Status as is should be OK, my check log:
00check.log

Answer 7 · 2023-07-27T23:47:48.000Z

CRAN submission is offline until August 7. I will submit a new release afterward. I believe everything is good to go.