Re: [R-pkg-devel] Failing to write config file in linux

2023-10-31 Thread Keshav, Krishna
, Krishna Cc: List r-package-devel , kurt.hor...@wu.ac.at Subject: Re: [R-pkg-devel] Failing to write config file in linux [External Email] From CRAN policy (which you agreed to when you submitted your package) - note in particular the "nor anywhere else on the file system" part and also not

Re: [R-pkg-devel] Failing to write config file in linux

2023-10-23 Thread Simon Urbanek
>From CRAN policy (which you agreed to when you submitted your package) - note >in particular the "nor anywhere else on the file system" part and also note >that it tells you what to do in your case: Packages should not write in the user’s home filespace (including clipboards), nor anywhere el

Re: [R-pkg-devel] Failing to write config file in linux

2023-10-22 Thread Jeff Newmiller via R-package-devel
Installed packages may not be modified because they are permitted to be installed with read-only access. You have no option to proceed in this direction. Configuration files are normally stored in the user's working directory. Dotfiles are a common convention in *nix operating systems, but in W

Re: [R-pkg-devel] Failing to write config file in linux

2023-10-22 Thread Ivan Krylov
On Sun, 22 Oct 2023 16:52:50 + "Keshav, Krishna" wrote: > My package is failing on linux based systems because of an attempt to > write in a location of package. One of the core features that we > would like user to have is to modify the values in the config file Can you place the edited con

[R-pkg-devel] Failing to write config file in linux

2023-10-22 Thread Keshav, Krishna
Hi, My package is failing on linux based systems because of an attempt to write in a location of package. One of the core features that we would like user to have is to modify the values in the config file, for which package has a function for user to provide modified config. In future, they sh