(v3.1.0.9005) Fix the CI check on R-oldrel-5 by letting pak ignore readxl on R versions older than 4.2, and by not forcing suggested packages in R CMD check

.github/workflows/check-current-testthat.yaml

@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
-          extra-packages: ${{ matrix.config.tests && 'any::pkgload' || 'any::rcmdcheck' }}
+          # pak solves all suggested packages as one set and fails as a whole if one of them requires a newer R, so such packages are ignored on older R versions (with `pkg=?ignore-before-r=x.y.z`) and the checks run without them
+          extra-packages: ${{ matrix.config.tests && 'any::pkgload' || 'any::rcmdcheck' }} readxl=?ignore-before-r=4.2.0
           needs: check
           upgrade: 'TRUE'
 
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         if: ${{ !matrix.config.tests }}
+        env:
+          # suggested packages ignored on older R versions (see above) must not fail the check
+          _R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_: false
         with:
           upload-snapshots: true
           build_args: 'c("--no-manual","--compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf")'

DESCRIPTION

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: AMR
-Version: 3.1.0.9004
-Date: 2026-10-17
+Version: 3.1.0.9005
+Date: 2026-10-23
 Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Data Analysis
 Description: Functions to simplify and standardise antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
   data analysis and to work with microbial and antimicrobial properties by

NEWS.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# AMR 3.1.0.9004
+# AMR 3.1.0.9005
 
 ### Other
 * The manual index on the website was rewritten to improve findability, with sections ordered by task and a filter field