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Import excel files into R. Supports '.xls' via the embedded 'libxls' C library <https://github.com/libxls/libxls> and '.xlsx' via the embedded 'RapidXML' C++ library <https://rapidxml.sourceforge.net/>. Works on Windows, Mac and Linux without external dependencies.
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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 |
| r-oldrel-macos-x86_64 | OK |
| r-oldrel-windows-x86_64 | OK |
| r-patched-linux-x86_64 | OK |
| r-release-linux-x86_64 | OK |
| r-release-macos-arm64 | OK |
| r-release-macos-x86_64 | OK |
| r-release-windows-x86_64 | OK |
Check History
OK 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE May 17, 2026
ERROR 10 OK · 3 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Apr 4, 2026
NOTE
r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang
compiled code
File ‘readxl/libs/readxl.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.
ERROR
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang
tests
Running ‘testthat.R’
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
> library(testthat)
> library(readxl)
>
> test_check("readxl")
*** caught segfault ***
address (nil), cause 'memory not mapped'
Traceback:
...[truncated]...
ge = load_package, parallel = parallel, shuffle = shuffle)
58: test_dir("testthat", package = package, reporter = reporter, ..., load_package = "installed")
59: test_check("readxl")
An irrecoverable exception occurred. R is aborting now ...
NOTE
r-devel-windows-x86_64
compiled code
File 'readxl/libs/x64/readxl.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-patched-linux-x86_64
compiled code
File ‘readxl/libs/readxl.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 13 OK · 1 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 27, 2026
NOTE
r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc
compiled code
File ‘readxl/libs/readxl.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.
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026
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