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What should I do after I find and fix some errors in the CRAN package and the author does not respond?

I'm not new to R, but I'm new to finding errors in CRAN packages that I want to fix. In my case, I like to download development packages on github; then, if errors are found, people can generate download requests so that they are fixed. Not everyone decides to go this route, though.

My question relates to the above - if I find a (significant) error in the widely used CRAN package (which I need to import in my own package) and I fixed the errors, what steps should I take? In particular, if

  • There is no project page in the CRAN package (github, etc.) and
  • author does not respond to emails

My current solution is to download a copy of the “fixed” package on my github page and instruct people to install this version before using my own. This is cumbersome, not an elegant solution. Are there any better alternatives to this?

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This is a good and bad R ... sometimes the package is left! Get the source code and create your own pacakge. If it is good for you, it will be good for others!

There are many documents on how to create packages: http://www.r-bloggers.com/create-an-r-package-in-under-6-minutes/

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/977859/

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