Re: [Rd] package installation fails when symlink of same name exists

2016-07-20 Thread Kevin Ushey
On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 3:52 AM, Martin Maechler wrote: >> Jeroen Ooms >> on Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:26:19 +0200 writes: > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Kevin Ushey > wrote: > >> R fails to install a package from source over a pre-existing package > >> when the path t

Re: [Rd] package installation fails when symlink of same name exists

2016-07-20 Thread Martin Maechler
> Jeroen Ooms > on Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:26:19 +0200 writes: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Kevin Ushey wrote: >> R fails to install a package from source over a pre-existing package >> when the path to that package is a symlink, rather than a directory. >> ...

Re: [Rd] package installation fails when symlink of same name exists

2016-07-20 Thread Jeroen Ooms
On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Kevin Ushey wrote: > R fails to install a package from source over a pre-existing package > when the path to that package is a symlink, rather than a directory. > ... > I don't think anyone's reported this being an issue before I ran into this as well a while back