As a first step, this sounds like something for the 'tools' package,
e.g. tools::cleanup_R_user_dir() that wipes package subfolders of
packages no longer installed, or the specified package, iff given.
With that in place, one could argue for adding a 'cleanup' argument to
remove.packages() that use
Sorry, I misunderstood what you are after. I thought you only wanted to
keep it for the duration of a session. I don't think there's a way to
keep a file beyond the current session, but uninstall it later when the
package is uninstalled.
I think the way you should handle this is to offer a f
Dear Duncan,
Thank you for your answer. I checked again and made a mock package
that removes a file with .onDetach.
The file was not removed upon uninstalling the package.
Lluís
On Thu, 2 Jan 2025 at 17:23, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
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> On 2025-01-02 9:55 a.m., Lluís Revilla wrote:
> > Hi list,
> >
On 2025-01-02 9:55 a.m., Lluís Revilla wrote:
Hi list,
I am developing a package that will download some data, and I'd like
to store it locally to not recalculate it often.
The CRAN policy requires tools::R_user_dir to be used and "the
contents are actively managed (including removing outdated m
Hi list,
I am developing a package that will download some data, and I'd like
to store it locally to not recalculate it often.
The CRAN policy requires tools::R_user_dir to be used and "the
contents are actively managed (including removing outdated material)"
or using TMPDIR but "such usage should
