package is current so the dependency issues should have been resolved in the last batch of corrections
seconded; and you are not the first ones bitten: [#2479] linux check broken: "Package required but not available" https://r-forge.r-project.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2479&group_id=34&atid=371 [#2472] Problem with build service, https://r-forge.r-project.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2472&group_id=34&atid=194 Best, Peter Ruckdeschel