recent build error: "there is no package called 'Rcpp'"

[mdlincoln]

I've encountered a new build error on a package that has had no such issues before:

...
* checking examples ... ERROR
Running examples in 'fuzzr-Ex.R' failed
The error most likely occurred in:
> base::assign(".ptime", proc.time(), pos = "CheckExEnv")
> ### Name: fuzz_function
> ### Title: Fuzz-test a function
> ### Aliases: fuzz_function p_fuzz_function
> 
> ### ** Examples
> 
> # Evaluate the 'formula' argument of lm, passing additional required variables
> fuzz_function(lm, "formula", data = iris)
Error in loadNamespace(j <- i[[1L]], c(lib.loc, .libPaths()), versionCheck = vI[[j]]) : 
  there is no package called 'Rcpp'
Calls: fuzz_function ... tryCatch -> tryCatchList -> tryCatchOne -> <Anonymous>
...

Full log here.

This was perplexing given that no errors were raised during the installation of dependencies. The same code built with no errors or warnings on win builder. Any insights?

[krlmlr]

Weird. This could be a transitional error caused by R 3.3.1, please ping me if the error still occurs in two days.

[ateucher]

I'm getting the same error, but on testing installation:

* checking whether package 'rmapshaper' can be installed ...Warning: running command '"c:/R/bin/i386/Rcmd.exe" INSTALL -l "C:/projects/rmapshaper/rmapshaper.Rcheck" --build --no-html --no-multiarch "C:\projects\RMAPSH~1\RMAPSH~1.RCH\00_PKG~1\RMAPSH~1"' had status 1
 ERROR
Installation failed.
See 'C:/projects/rmapshaper/rmapshaper.Rcheck/00install.out' for details.
* DONE
Status: 1 ERROR
See
  'C:/projects/rmapshaper/rmapshaper.Rcheck/00check.log'
for details.
Command exited with code 1
7z a failure.zip *.Rcheck\*

The full log of min is here.

It is building fine on my Mac, on Travis, and on win-builder.

[krlmlr]

@ateucher: Not sure this is the same problem. Anyway, you can download a zip file of the check directory under "Artifacts", this might help troubleshoot the issue.

[ateucher]

Thanks @krlmlr, I should have posted the contents of 000install.out from "Artifacts". Here it is:

* installing *source* package 'rmapshaper' ...
** R
** inst
** preparing package for lazy loading
Error in loadNamespace(j <- i[[1L]], c(lib.loc, .libPaths()), versionCheck = vI[[j]]) : 
  there is no package called 'Rcpp'
ERROR: lazy loading failed for package 'rmapshaper'
* removing 'C:/projects/rmapshaper/rmapshaper.Rcheck/rmapshaper'

I thought it might be related to @mdlincoln's issue as the error is very similar, though they do occur under different circumstances. My package does not import Rcpp directly, but does require a package that does (V8) - and I think the same is true with @mdlincoln's fuzzr.

[krlmlr]

Now it makes sense. Let's wait and see if these issues persist.

[krlmlr]

I'm now pretty sure this is a dupe of #69, and the root cause is r-lib/devtools#1246.