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bbotk

Black-Box Optimization Toolkit

v1.11.0 · Jun 26, 2026 · LGPL-3

Description

Features highly configurable search spaces via the 'paradox' package and optimizes every user-defined objective function. The package includes several optimization algorithms e.g. Random Search, Iterated Racing, Bayesian Optimization (in 'mlr3mbo') and Hyperband (in 'mlr3hyperband'). bbotk is the base package of 'mlr3tuning', 'mlr3fselect' and 'miesmuschel'.

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r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-gcc OK
r-devel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-oldrel-macos-arm64 OK
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r-oldrel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-patched-linux-x86_64 OK
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r-release-macos-arm64 OK
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r-release-windows-x86_64 OK

Check History

OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Apr 16, 2026
WARNING 9 OK · 4 NOTE · 1 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 20, 2026
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang

compiled code

File ‘bbotk/libs/bbotk.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’

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.
WARNING r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

compiled code

File ‘bbotk/libs/bbotk.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’
This entry point may be removed soon.

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 ‘bbotk/libs/bbotk.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’

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-gcc

compiled code

File ‘bbotk/libs/bbotk.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’

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 'bbotk/libs/x64/bbotk.dll':
  Found non-API call to R: 'Rf_findVar'

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 13 OK · 1 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 16, 2026
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

compiled code

File ‘bbotk/libs/bbotk.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’

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.
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026

Reverse Dependencies (17)

Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies paradox checkmate cli data.table lgr mlr3misc moocore R6 MicrobiomeStat counterfactuals miesmuschel mlr3fselect mlr3hyperband mlr3mbo mlr3tuning mlr3verse mlrintermbo sense CryptRndTest DoubleML mlr3pipelines mlr3spatiotempcv mlr3tuningspaces +2 more reverse deps bbotk

Version History

37 tracked
updated 1.11.0 ← 1.10.1 diff Jun 26, 2026
updated 1.10.1 ← 1.10.0 diff Jun 13, 2026
updated 1.10.0 ← 1.9.0 diff Apr 8, 2026
new 1.9.0 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.9.0 ← 1.8.1 diff Feb 27, 2026
updated 1.8.1 ← 1.8.0 diff Nov 25, 2025
updated 1.8.0 ← 1.7.1 diff Nov 5, 2025
updated 1.7.1 ← 1.7.0 diff Oct 23, 2025
updated 1.7.0 ← 1.6.0 diff Oct 9, 2025
updated 1.6.0 ← 1.5.0 diff Jun 2, 2025
updated 1.5.0 ← 1.4.1 diff Dec 16, 2024
updated 1.4.1 ← 1.4.0 diff Nov 26, 2024
updated 1.4.0 ← 1.3.0 diff Nov 25, 2024
updated 1.3.0 ← 1.2.0 diff Nov 6, 2024
updated 1.2.0 ← 1.1.1 diff Oct 24, 2024