Build/check report for BioC 3.24 - BIOCCHECK results for a4Preproc on nebbiolo2

Hostname	OS	Arch (*)	R version	Installed pkgs
nebbiolo2	Linux (Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS)	x86_64	4.6.0 RC (2026-04-17 r89917) -- "Because it was There"	4890
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BIOCCHECK results for a4Preproc on nebbiolo2

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raw results

Summary

Package: a4Preproc

Version: 1.61.0

Command: /home/biocbuild/bbs-3.24-bioc/R/bin/Rscript -e "BiocCheck::BiocCheck('a4Preproc_1.61.0.tar.gz','quit-with-status'=TRUE)"

StartedAt: 2026-05-09 06:15:17 -0400 (Sat, 09 May 2026)

EndedAt: 2026-05-09 06:15:31 -0400 (Sat, 09 May 2026)

EllapsedTime: 14.0 seconds

RetCode: 0

Status: WARNINGS

CheckDir: None

Warnings: 1

Command output

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###   /home/biocbuild/bbs-3.24-bioc/R/bin/Rscript -e "BiocCheck::BiocCheck('a4Preproc_1.61.0.tar.gz','quit-with-status'=TRUE)"
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── Installing a4Preproc ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
✔ Package installed successfully
── a4Preproc session metadata ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
→ sourceDir: /tmp/RtmpojWKlW/file467e42367fe4f/a4Preproc
→ BiocVersion: 3.24
→ Package: a4Preproc
→ PackageVersion: 1.61.0
→ BiocCheckDir: /home/biocbuild/bbs-3.24-bioc/meat/a4Preproc.BiocCheck
→ BiocCheckVersion: 1.49.4
→ sourceDir: /tmp/RtmpojWKlW/file467e42367fe4f/a4Preproc
→ installDir: /tmp/RtmpojWKlW/file467e4453d4f1a
→ isTarBall: TRUE
→ platform: unix
── Running BiocCheck on a4Preproc ──────────────────────────────────────────────
* Checking for deprecated package usage...
* Checking for remote package usage...
* Checking for 'LazyData: true' usage...
* Checking version number...
* Checking for version number mismatch...
* Checking version number validity...
* Checking R version dependency...
* Checking package size...
* Checking individual file sizes...
* Checking biocViews...
* Checking that biocViews are present...
* Checking package type based on biocViews...
→ Software
* Checking for non-trivial biocViews...
* Checking that biocViews come from the same category...
* Checking biocViews validity...
* Checking for recommended biocViews...
* Checking build system compatibility...
* Checking for proper Description: field...
* Checking if DESCRIPTION is well formatted...
* Checking for whitespace in DESCRIPTION field names...
* Checking if 'Package:' field matches directory / tarball...
* Checking for Version: field...
ℹ NOTE: Consider adding the maintainer's ORCID iD in 'Authors@R' with
'comment=c(ORCID="...")'
* Checking License: for restrictive use...
* Checking for recommended DESCRIPTION fields...
ℹ NOTE: Provide 'URL', 'BugReports' field(s) in DESCRIPTION
* Checking for Bioconductor software dependencies...
ℹ Bioconductor dependencies found in Imports & Depends (100%).
* Checking for pinned package versions in DESCRIPTION...
* Checking for 'fnd' role in Authors@R...
ℹ NOTE: No 'fnd' role found in Authors@R. If the work is supported by a grant,
consider adding the 'fnd' role to the list of authors.
* Checking NAMESPACE...
* Checking .Rbuildignore...
* Checking for stray BiocCheck output folders...
* Checking vignette directory...
* Checking package installation calls in R code...
* Checking for library/require of a4Preproc...
! WARNING: Avoid the use of 'library' or 'require' in R code
  Found in files:
    • require() in R/addGeneInfo.R (line 47, column 9)
* Checking coding practice...
* Checking parsed R code in R directory, examples, vignettes...
* Checking function lengths...
* Checking man page documentation...
* Checking package NEWS...
* Checking unit tests...
ℹ NOTE: Consider adding unit tests. We strongly encourage them. See
https://contributions.bioconductor.org/tests.html
* Checking skip_on_bioc() in tests...
* Checking formatting of DESCRIPTION, NAMESPACE, man pages, R source, and
vignette source...
ℹ NOTE: Consider shorter lines; 14 lines (11%) are > 80 characters long.
  First few lines:
    • R/addGeneInfo.R#L3 ### utility function to transform an Exp ...
    • ...
    • vignettes/a4Preproc-vignette.Rmd#L22 This package contains utility
    functions ...
ℹ NOTE: Consider 4 spaces instead of tabs; 27 lines (21%) contain tabs.
  First few lines:
    • R/addGeneInfo.R#L41 ...
    • ...
    • vignettes/a4Preproc-vignette.Rmd#L27 library(a4Preproc) ...
ℹ See https://contributions.bioconductor.org/r-code.html
ℹ See styler package: https://cran.r-project.org/package=styler as described in
the BiocCheck vignette.
* Checking if package already exists in CRAN...
* Checking for bioc-devel mailing list subscription...
ℹ NOTE: Cannot determine whether maintainer is subscribed to the Bioc-Devel
mailing list (requires admin credentials). Subscribe here:
https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioc-devel
* Checking for support site registration...
ℹ Maintainer is registered at support site.
ℹ Unable to find your email in the Support Site: HTTP 429 Too Many Requests.
── BiocCheck v1.49.4 results ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
✖ 0 ERRORS | ⚠ 1 WARNINGS | ℹ 7 NOTES
ℹ See the a4Preproc.BiocCheck folder and run
  browseVignettes(package = 'BiocCheck')
  for details.