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Multi-Format Archive and Compression Support

v1.1.12.1 · Dec 23, 2025 · MIT + file LICENSE

Description

Bindings to 'libarchive' <http://www.libarchive.org> the Multi-format archive and compression library. Offers R connections and direct extraction for many archive formats including 'tar', 'ZIP', '7-zip', 'RAR', 'CAB' and compression formats including 'gzip', 'bzip2', 'compress', 'lzma' and 'xz'.

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r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang NOTE
r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc NOTE
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang NOTE
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-gcc OK
r-devel-macos-arm64 OK
r-devel-windows-x86_64 NOTE
r-oldrel-macos-arm64 NOTE
r-oldrel-macos-x86_64 NOTE
r-oldrel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-patched-linux-x86_64 NOTE
r-release-linux-x86_64 OK
r-release-macos-arm64 OK
r-release-macos-x86_64 OK
r-release-windows-x86_64 OK
Check details (7 non-OK)
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang

compiled code

File ‘archive/libs/archive.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘R_NamespaceRegistry’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

compiled code

File ‘archive/libs/archive.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘R_NamespaceRegistry’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang

compiled code

File ‘archive/libs/archive.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘R_NamespaceRegistry’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE r-devel-windows-x86_64

compiled code

File 'archive/libs/x64/archive.dll':
  Found non-API call to R: 'R_NamespaceRegistry'

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See 'Writing portable packages' in the 'Writing R Extensions' manual,
and section 'Moving into C API compliance' for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-arm64

installed package size

installed size is  7.7Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    libs   7.5Mb
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

installed package size

installed size is  6.6Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    libs   6.4Mb
NOTE r-patched-linux-x86_64

compiled code

File ‘archive/libs/archive.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘R_NamespaceRegistry’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.

Check History

NOTE 12 OK · 2 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-arm64

installed package size

installed size is  7.7Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    libs   7.5Mb
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

installed package size

installed size is  6.6Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    libs   6.4Mb

Reverse Dependencies (18)

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Version History

new 1.1.12.1 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.1.12.1 ← 1.1.12 diff Dec 23, 2025
updated 1.1.12 ← 1.1.11 diff Mar 20, 2025
updated 1.1.11 ← 1.1.10 diff Feb 4, 2025
updated 1.1.10 ← 1.1.9 diff Nov 7, 2024
updated 1.1.9 ← 1.1.8 diff Sep 11, 2024
updated 1.1.8 ← 1.1.7 diff Apr 27, 2024
updated 1.1.7 ← 1.1.6 diff Dec 10, 2023
updated 1.1.6 ← 1.1.5 diff Sep 17, 2023
updated 1.1.5 ← 1.1.4 diff May 5, 2022
updated 1.1.4 ← 1.1.3 diff Jan 29, 2022
updated 1.1.3 ← 1.1.2 diff Nov 29, 2021
updated 1.1.2 ← 1.1.1 diff Oct 24, 2021
updated 1.1.1 ← 1.1.0 diff Oct 12, 2021
updated 1.1.0 ← 1.0.2 diff Aug 4, 2021
updated 1.0.2 ← 1.0.1 diff Jul 15, 2021
updated 1.0.1 ← 1.0.0 diff Jul 8, 2021
new 1.0.0 Jun 29, 2021