Works perfectly. Brilliant. I have added this, with appreciation to you Bill, to my "post" about creating my first (and probably only!) R package at:
https://www.psyctc.org/Rblog/posts/2021-02-10-making-my-first-usable-package/ Thanks Bill, very best all, Chris ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Dunlap" <williamwdun...@gmail.com> > To: "Chris Evans" <chrish...@psyctc.org> > Cc: "R-help" <r-help@r-project.org> > Sent: Wednesday, 10 February, 2021 16:48:18 > Subject: Re: [R] .Rprofile with devtools::install_github() loops > Installing a package involves running several R subprocesses, each of > which is running that .Rprofile. You may be able to stop the infinite > recursion by setting an environment variable that subprocesses can > check. E.g. replace > install_github("xxx/yyy") > with > if (Sys.getenv("INSTALLING_FROM_GITHUB", unset="no") == "no") { > Sys.setenv(INSTALLING_FROM_GITHUB="yes") > install_github("xxx/yyy") > } > > [This is totally untested.] > > -Bill > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 12:45 AM Chris Evans <chrish...@psyctc.org> wrote: >> >> I am sure this must be documented somewhere and that I'm missing something >> obvious but some searching isn't finding an answer and I'm sure there is one. >> >> I have created a very simple package on GitHub and want my machines (other >> than >> the one that built it) to load it when they start R using >> devtools::install_github() >> >> The install_github() call works fine from the console but when I put it in my >> .Rprofile it just loops on restarting R. I _think_ it may be that >> devtools::install_github() >> is restarting the session as I found one thing on the web suggesting that >> may be >> the case. However, I think if it were the case it would be documented and >> I'd >> find >> far more about that. >> >> OK. So my .Rprofile is: >> >> print("This is a message from /home/chris/.Renviron: hello Chris!") >> .First <- function(){ >> devtools::install_github("xxxx/yyyy") >> } >> print("OK, off you go!") >> >> I have obscured my package to protect my blushes but I get the same behaviour >> with r-lib/devtools and, as I say, my little package loads OK from the >> console. >> >> You can see I tried wrapping it in a .First() function but that didn't change >> anything. >> >> True both on a Linux machine and a Windows machine. >> >> OK. Anyone save me from more dents in the wall and frontal lobe damage?! >> >> TIA, >> >> Chris >> >> -- >> Small contribution in our coronavirus rigours: >> https://www.coresystemtrust.org.uk/home/free-options-to-replace-paper-core-forms-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ >> >> Chris Evans <ch...@psyctc.org> Visiting Professor, University of Sheffield >> <chris.ev...@sheffield.ac.uk> >> I do some consultation work for the University of Roehampton >> <chris.ev...@roehampton.ac.uk> and other places >> but <ch...@psyctc.org> remains my main Email address. I have a work web site >> at: >> https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/ >> and a site I manage for CORE and CORE system trust at: >> http://www.coresystemtrust.org.uk/ >> I have "semigrated" to France, see: >> https://www.psyctc.org/pelerinage2016/semigrating-to-france/ >> >> https://www.psyctc.org/pelerinage2016/register-to-get-updates-from-pelerinage2016/ >> >> If you want an Emeeting, I am trying to keep them to Thursdays and my diary >> is >> at: >> https://www.psyctc.org/pelerinage2016/ceworkdiary/ >> Beware: French time, generally an hour ahead of UK. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. -- Small contribution in our coronavirus rigours: https://www.coresystemtrust.org.uk/home/free-options-to-replace-paper-core-forms-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ Chris Evans <ch...@psyctc.org> Visiting Professor, University of Sheffield <chris.ev...@sheffield.ac.uk> I do some consultation work for the University of Roehampton <chris.ev...@roehampton.ac.uk> and other places but <ch...@psyctc.org> remains my main Email address. I have a work web site at: https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/ and a site I manage for CORE and CORE system trust at: http://www.coresystemtrust.org.uk/ I have "semigrated" to France, see: https://www.psyctc.org/pelerinage2016/semigrating-to-france/ https://www.psyctc.org/pelerinage2016/register-to-get-updates-from-pelerinage2016/ If you want an Emeeting, I am trying to keep them to Thursdays and my diary is at: https://www.psyctc.org/pelerinage2016/ceworkdiary/ Beware: French time, generally an hour ahead of UK. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
