[R-pkg-team] Bug#1072629: r-cran-dials: autopkgtest regression in testing

[Graham Inggs]

Source: r-cran-dials
Version: 1.2.0-2
Severity: serious
User: debian-ci at lists.debian.org
Usertags: regression

Hi Maintainer

Sometime around 2024-02-15, r-cran-dials' autopkgtest regressed in
testing [1].  I've copied what I hope is the relevant part of the log
below.

Regards
Graham


[1] https://ci.debian.net/packages/r/r-cran-dials/testing/amd64/
53s > library(testthat)
53s > library(dials)
53s Loading required package: scales
54s >
54s > if (requireNamespace("xml2")) {
54s + test_check("dials", reporter = MultiReporter$new(reporters =
list(JunitReporter$new(file = "test-results.xml"),
CheckReporter$new())))
54s + } else {
54s + test_check("dials")
54s + }
54s Loading required namespace: xml2
54s Error in UseMethod("xml_add_child") :
54s no applicable method for 'xml_add_child' applied to an object of
class "NULL"
54s Calls: test_check ... o_apply -> lapply -> FUN -> <Anonymous> -> <Anonymous>
54s Execution halted