Re: [R-pkg-devel] Installing "Additional" Packages During Tests

2019-03-18 Thread Uwe Ligges
Simply resubmit such a package, we will lookninto the details and the team will decide. Best, Uwe Ligges On 18.03.2019 17:28, brodie gaslam wrote: I believe your first point makes the alternate workflow below illegal, but the subsequent ones add just enough ambiguity that I'd like to makes s

Re: [R-pkg-devel] Installing "Additional" Packages During Tests

2019-03-18 Thread Uwe Ligges
On 18.03.2019 17:28, brodie gaslam wrote: I believe your first point makes the alternate workflow below illegal, but the subsequent ones add just enough ambiguity that I'd like to makes sure.  How about: 0. Only during the running of tests 1. Create a temporary directory tmplib using tempfi

Re: [R-pkg-devel] Installing "Additional" Packages During Tests

2019-03-18 Thread brodie gaslam via R-package-devel
--- Begin Message --- I believe your first point makes the alternate workflow below illegal, but the subsequent ones add just enough ambiguity that I'd like to makes sure.  How about: 0. Only during the running of tests 1. Create a temporary directory tmplib using tempfile()/dircreate(). 2. Inst

Re: [R-pkg-devel] Installing "Additional" Packages During Tests

2019-03-18 Thread Uwe Ligges
1. You should never install packages without asking the user. 2. a package should never write to the user file space or default libraries unless the user akss for it explicitly. In tests, use tempdir(). 3. You cannot expect that the library is writeable. It is not in many network installation