R help - Nov 2024 - Issue with non-standard file 'vert.txt' in R CMD check

Dear R Support Team,



I am experiencing an issue with my R package during the `R CMD check`
process. A non-standard file named `vert.txt` is being generated in the
check directory, causing a NOTE in the check results. Despite adding
`vert.txt` to `.Rbuildignore`, the file is still appearing. And, there are
no commands in any part of my package's code that would generate this file.



Here are the details of the issue:

- Package name: RHC

- Version: 0.1.0

- R version: 4.4.2

- Operating system: Windows 10

Attached (package building error):

?  checking examples ... [12s] OK (12.6s)

N  checking for non-standard things in the check directory

   Found the following files/directories:

     'vert.txt'

?  checking for detritus in the temp directory



   See


'C:/Users/sana/AppData/Local/Temp/RtmpGWGa7s/file32b039da423/RHC.Rcheck/00check.log'


   for details.



?? R CMD check results ??????????????? RHC 0.1.0 ????

Duration: 1m 38.5s



? checking for non-standard things in the check directory ... NOTE

  Found the following files/directories:

    'vert.txt'



0 errors ? | 0 warnings ? | 1 note ?

Thank you for your cooperation.



I would appreciate any guidance on resolving this issue.



Best regards,

Zahra Heidari Ghahfarrokhi

z.heidari.gh at gmail.com

2024.11.18

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Zahra Heidari Ghahfarrokhi
PhD Student, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, Shahrekord
University, IRAN
Email: z_heidari_gh at yahoo.com <aa_naghipour at yahoo.com>,
*zahra.heydarigh at stu.sku.ac.ir
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Dear Zahra Heidari Ghahfarrokhi,

Welcome to R-help!

? Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:48:39 +0330
zahra heidari gh <z.heidari.gh at gmail.com> ?????:
>  A non-standard file named `vert.txt` is being generated in the
> check directory, causing a NOTE in the check results. Despite adding
> `vert.txt` to `.Rbuildignore`, the file is still appearing. And,
> there are no commands in any part of my package's code that would
> generate this file.
Does your package use the packages 'FD' or 'STEPCAM'? A quick
search
for "vert.txt" on the GitHub mirror of CRAN demonstrates that these
packages create a file with this name [1], possibly in the current
directory, possibly without cleaning it up afterwards.

If yes, you might have to point the maintainer to the CRAN policy [2]
and the CRAN Cookbook [3]. These packages should not be creating a file
named "vert.txt" in the current directory because the user may have a
different important file named "vert.txt" in the current directory.

Next time you have a similar question, it's better addressed to
r-package-devel at r-project.org, not r-help at r-project.org.

-- 
Best regards,
Ivan

[1]
https://github.com/cran/FD/blob/1993781d8fa7e6f4107ebd3f52f919c6fe1760f7/R/dbFD.R#L685
https://github.com/cran/STEPCAM/blob/920bf1877374edc51b004af42a1339c4654c9344/R/modified_dbFD.R#L339

[2]
https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/policies.html

[3]
https://contributor.r-project.org/cran-cookbook/code_issues.html#writing-files-and-directories-to-the-home-filespace