just skip

Author: hfrick

.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ jobs:
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-1'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-2'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-3'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-4'}
+          # Matrix needs R 4.2
+          #- {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-4'}
 
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -51,14 +52,9 @@ jobs:
           http-user-agent: ${{ matrix.config.http-user-agent }}
           use-public-rspm: true
 
-      # Matrix requires R >= 4.4, which means BradleyTerry2 and lme4
-      # (Suggests) can't be installed on older R. Use hard dependencies
-      # only on oldrel-4 to avoid the unsolvable dependency chain.
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
           extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
-          dependencies: ${{ matrix.config.r == 'oldrel-4' && '"hard"' || 'NA' }}
-          needs: check
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with: