Release rextendr 0.4.0

[Ilia-Kosenkov]

Prepare for release:

• Create PR Prepare for 0.4.0 release #439
• Close v0.4.0 milestone
• Check current CRAN check results
• Update authors list
• Polish NEWS
• usethis::use_github_links()
• urlchecker::url_check()
• devtools::build_readme()
• devtools::check(remote = TRUE, manual = TRUE)
• devtools::check_win_devel()
• revdepcheck::revdep_check(num_workers = 4) -- inconclusive, interrupted after 20 minutes
  • ❓Inconclusive results for {tergo} reverse dependency. However, there {rextendr} is pinned to 0.3.1
• Update cran-comments.md
  • ✅ No R CMD check comments
  • ✅ No regressions in reverse dependencies
• Draft blog post

Submit to CRAN:

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

Wait for CRAN...

• Accepted 🎉
• Finish & publish blog post
• Add link to blog post in pkgdown news menu
• usethis::use_github_release()
• usethis::use_dev_version(push = TRUE)
• Share on social media

[Ilia-Kosenkov]

@kbvernon & @albersonmiranda, you've been active contributors recently, let me know if you want your names to appear on the authors list (and if yes, how should I write it down).

[kbvernon]

That's very generous. Thanks, Ilia!

person("Kenneth", "Vernon", , "kenneth.b.vernon@gmail.com", role = "ctb",
    comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0003-0098-5092")),

[albersonmiranda]

Thank you so much!

person(given = "Alberson",
             family = "Miranda",
             role = "ctb",
             email = "albersonmiranda@hotmail.com",
             comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-9252-4175")),

[Ilia-Kosenkov]

Check your authorship in #439

[westat-schneider]

Just chiming in here in case CRAN didn't notify you: for version 0.4.0, CRAN says "issues need fixing before 2025-05-28"

Check Results: https://cran.r-project.org/web/checks/check_results_rextendr.html