Release RcppTskit 0.1.0

[gregorgorjanc]

First release:

• usethis::use_cran_comments()

• Update (aspirational) install instructions in README

• Proofread Title: and Description:

• Check that all exported functions have @return and @examples

• Check that Authors@R: includes a copyright holder (role 'cph')

• Check licensing of included files

• Review https://github.com/DavisVaughan/extrachecks

• This link above suggested we migh need a citation - see Add citation for tskit to DESCRIPTION file #46 (could cite Wong et al. (2024) until Jeffrey et al. (2026/7) gets published)

• Fix Create a minimal package to demonstrate how to link against RcppTskit and call tskit C #48 (RcppTskitTestLinking)

• Unlocking Create a minimal package to demonstrate how to link against RcppTskit and call tskit C #48 is enabling us to address Check if we can link AlphaSimR against RcppTskit on Windows and Linux #40 (progress there looks good on all platforms provided by GitHub Actions, but will not work on CRAN until RcppTskit is public)

Prepare for release:

• git pull
• urlchecker::url_check()
• devtools::check(remote = TRUE, manual = TRUE)
• devtools::check_win_devel()- nothing major so far but see Check if we can link AlphaSimR against RcppTskit on Windows and Linux #40
  • 2026-01-28 we got a PASS https://win-builder.r-project.org/UTPdK9M46IF4/00check.log
• git push
• Draft blog post?

Submit to CRAN:

• usethis::use_version('minor')
• devtools::submit_cran()
• Approve email

Wait for CRAN...

• Accepted 🎉
• Polish README - uncomment install.packages("RcppTskit") at https://github.com/HighlanderLab/tskitr/blob/88985e10438dce43df13f74840a67d9ab6c632c8/README.md?plain=1#L39
• Finish & publish blog post?
• Add link to blog post in pkgdown news menu
• Squash Publish on CRAN #14
• usethis::use_github_release()
• usethis::use_dev_version(push = TRUE)
• Share on social media