fixed R package repo state, when files are not available any more

[FelixErnst]

this catches problems, when files are manually deleted, especially files from newest package versions.

adds constency to manages repos and might add to solving #65

[jangorecki]

this seems to be unnecessary.

[eddelbuettel]

Please clarify what 'this' is. I can't make sense of your comment.

[jangorecki]

extra two empty spaces with no purpose

[eddelbuettel]

Well -- certain editors do that removal automagically. If it bothers you in diffs, the settings above allows to ignore whitespace and then reload. I sometimes do that because yes -- it is line noise.

[eddelbuettel]

Ok folks, can we please agree that this the last pull request we throw over the fence without prior discussion in an issue ticket?

[eddelbuettel]

In other words, if the idea was to revisit #65, I can see no valid reason why there could not have been a discussion first in #65 about "hey how about if we do this or that" first.

[FelixErnst]

Sorry for being so straight forward. It caused a bit of problem/confusion on my end after a repo had been active for 6 weeks now and experiencing some heavy changes while a SOP has not clearly been defined, yet. I consider this a bugfix, which was for me warranted an immediate PR.

The comment about #65 was included, since it seemed connected, but not confirmed by me. I am of for the next week and a half.

[eddelbuettel]

Have a good vacation. We can pick this up when you come back.

[eddelbuettel]

I am confused now. I thought we were finalizing this? Oh well 🤷‍♂️

[FelixErnst]

I think it needs more discussion on the issue. I would re-open this, if its clear what the consensus is.

[eddelbuettel]

Sorry, this fell to the wayside as the combination of way too much Sturm & Drang followed by a hectic and not exactly coordinayed commit wave followed by you being away was apparently too much to keep up calmly.

Looks good now, so I'll merge and likely upload a new version soon, possibly after some light testing here.

Thanks for making those changes. I think this is all for the better.