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k_ut

6/2/21

docker unable to find/read lockfile

I have a small shiny web app and I uploaded it after taking "packrat::snapshot()" and

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docker unable to find/read lockfile

I have a small shiny web app and I uploaded it after taking "packrat::snapshot()" and

6/2/21

James

7/15/20

Dev to prod workflow advice using packrat

Hello, New to packrat and trying to figure out how to use it effectively for my workflow. I am

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Dev to prod workflow advice using packrat

Hello, New to packrat and trying to figure out how to use it effectively for my workflow. I am

7/15/20

Leonid Sklyut, Kevin Ushey2

6/11/20

Q&A

Is it possible to create hooks in packrat?

If you're using renv, then you should be able to make use of the global package cache to ensure

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Is it possible to create hooks in packrat?

If you're using renv, then you should be able to make use of the global package cache to ensure

6/11/20

mark mcgary

6/11/20

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Model of ncove severe disease in newborn

Hello Packrat guru members. I humbly introduce pathogen-primate intercept, code as a newbie ..with a

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Model of ncove severe disease in newborn

Hello Packrat guru members. I humbly introduce pathogen-primate intercept, code as a newbie ..with a

6/11/20

Eric Kernfeld, Joe Cheng5

3/30/20

Q&A

Unable to snapshot: Error in findLocalRepoForPkg

Oh OK, fair enough! On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 9:08 AM Eric Kernfeld <eric....@gmail.com> wrote

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Unable to snapshot: Error in findLocalRepoForPkg

Oh OK, fair enough! On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 9:08 AM Eric Kernfeld <eric....@gmail.com> wrote

3/30/20

Jessica, Kevin Ushey4

2/27/20

Q&A

Get another program to find packrat-managed library

The main things to note: 1. Packrat writes a project-local .Rprofile for the project, 2. R sessions

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Get another program to find packrat-managed library

The main things to note: 1. Packrat writes a project-local .Rprofile for the project, 2. R sessions

2/27/20

J. Kyle Wathen, PhD, Kevin Ushey2

9/12/19

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Installation of package from GiHub

To the best of my knowledge, that should work without issue. It'd be helpful to know exactly what

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Installation of package from GiHub

To the best of my knowledge, that should work without issue. It'd be helpful to know exactly what

9/12/19

Eric Kernfeld2

8/22/19

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Error in install.packages : unknown input format

Since I get one free pass per session, I worked around this bug for now by terminating my R session

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Error in install.packages : unknown input format

Since I get one free pass per session, I worked around this bug for now by terminating my R session

8/22/19

Jacqueline Buros Novik, … Eric Kernfeld6

8/12/19

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What does it mean when a package is stale?

Thanks for helping maintain this fantastic tool! For better reproducible science, I am currently

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What does it mean when a package is stale?

Thanks for helping maintain this fantastic tool! For better reproducible science, I am currently

8/12/19

Lucy, Kevin Ushey2

5/5/19

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Error message when opening packrat project containing Rmd files

This is an issue with how Packrat attempts to find R package dependencies in R Markdown files: it

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Error message when opening packrat project containing Rmd files

This is an issue with how Packrat attempts to find R package dependencies in R Markdown files: it

5/5/19

Adam Robinson, … Joe Cheng9

2/13/19

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packrat restore windows (always problems)

Hi Both, Following on from this question I've noticed that there is a new way to install packages

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packrat restore windows (always problems)

Hi Both, Following on from this question I've noticed that there is a new way to install packages

2/13/19

christoph...@gmail.com, Kevin Ushey2

2/11/19

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Error using packrat and Travis CI

It looks like the version of Rcpp that you're attempting to install is not compatible with the

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Error using packrat and Travis CI

It looks like the version of Rcpp that you're attempting to install is not compatible with the

2/11/19

Michael Beyeler, … marti...@gmail.com3

1/31/19

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packrat and MRAN package RevoUtilsMath

Hello, has this issue been solved on github? I ran into the same issue when trying to use packrat. I

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packrat and MRAN package RevoUtilsMath

Hello, has this issue been solved on github? I ran into the same issue when trying to use packrat. I

1/31/19

Eric B, Kevin Ushey3

1/18/19

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packrat not bundling all files

I can't think of any reason why some files would be excluded some of the time. In the absence of

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packrat not bundling all files

I can't think of any reason why some files would be excluded some of the time. In the absence of

1/18/19

Andreas Olden, Kevin Ushey2

1/18/19

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auto.snapshot behavior

For what it's worth, automatic snapshotting was a bit of a misfeature as we found that snapshots

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auto.snapshot behavior

For what it's worth, automatic snapshotting was a bit of a misfeature as we found that snapshots

1/18/19

Csaba Ragany

11/29/18

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How to integrate packrat into RStudio

Hi All, I'm new to packrat. I installed latest version of RStudio in Windows, then in RStudio I

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How to integrate packrat into RStudio

Hi All, I'm new to packrat. I installed latest version of RStudio in Windows, then in RStudio I

11/29/18

Hilmar Berger

11/23/18

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Rstudio + packrat and disappearing files

Hi, I just encountered an issue with packrat in Rstudio where files which are used (readonly) in Rmd

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Rstudio + packrat and disappearing files

Hi, I just encountered an issue with packrat in Rstudio where files which are used (readonly) in Rmd

11/23/18

Andy Shapiro, … Vlad3

10/29/18

Q&A

Error in deserializePackages(utils::tail(df, -1)) :

Hi Kevin, I ended up with the same situation with different packages (dbplyr and fansi). AFAIK

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Error in deserializePackages(utils::tail(df, -1)) :

Hi Kevin, I ended up with the same situation with different packages (dbplyr and fansi). AFAIK

10/29/18

Pete Thompson, Jason Miller2

8/24/18

Q&A

Packrat project on network folder on windows

I get different errors, but I don't think it's working on Windows network drives? If so,

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Packrat project on network folder on windows

I get different errors, but I don't think it's working on Windows network drives? If so,

8/24/18

Jason Miller

8/24/18

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packrat projects on Windows network drives?

packrat virtual environments are a perfect and necessary solution for a lot of R library conflicts

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packrat projects on Windows network drives?

packrat virtual environments are a perfect and necessary solution for a lot of R library conflicts

8/24/18

Daniele Muraro

8/9/18

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curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found

Hi, I have installed packrat_0.4.9-3.tar.gz When running packrat::snapshot() I receive the following

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curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found

Hi, I have installed packrat_0.4.9-3.tar.gz When running packrat::snapshot() I receive the following

8/9/18

Henrik Eckermann

8/9/18

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Unable to retrieve package records for the following packages: - 'GO.db'

Hey there, I describe this issue in the last post of this github issue: https://github.com/rstudio/

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Unable to retrieve package records for the following packages: - 'GO.db'

Hey there, I describe this issue in the last post of this github issue: https://github.com/rstudio/

8/9/18

Jason Miller

7/24/18

Q&A

Resolve / understand concerning Warnings when establishing a new packrat project

I have the same final line issue with devtools::document(), so even though I hate it, I vaguely

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Resolve / understand concerning Warnings when establishing a new packrat project

I have the same final line issue with devtools::document(), so even though I hate it, I vaguely

7/24/18

lars verspohl, Kevin Ushey2

5/11/18

Q&A

Does packrat set the search path automatically?

Sorry for the late response! Packrat does attempt to update the library paths when the R session is

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Does packrat set the search path automatically?

Sorry for the late response! Packrat does attempt to update the library paths when the R session is

5/11/18

Giulia Grisot

4/24/18

Q&A

rstudio new project absent packrat option

Hi, I wanted to start a new project with packrat, but for some reasons there is not the checkbox

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rstudio new project absent packrat option

Hi, I wanted to start a new project with packrat, but for some reasons there is not the checkbox

4/24/18

Damir Bučar, Kevin Ushey3

2/27/18

Q&A

Packrat 0.4.8-52?

Thanks Kevin. It actually turns out that this specific packrat version is being installed

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Packrat 0.4.8-52?

Thanks Kevin. It actually turns out that this specific packrat version is being installed

2/27/18

Devin McCabe

1/22/18

Q&A

Local repos in different location on dev/prod servers

I have a packrat project that includes a package that's not in CRAN, only a private GitHub repo.

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Local repos in different location on dev/prod servers

I have a packrat project that includes a package that's not in CRAN, only a private GitHub repo.

1/22/18

Pete Thompson, Kevin Ushey4

1/5/18

Q&A

Any way to user library packages loaded when entering packrat mode?

Thanks Kevin! I've created an issue on github and posted some more thoughts. On Thursday, 4

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Any way to user library packages loaded when entering packrat mode?

Thanks Kevin! I've created an issue on github and posted some more thoughts. On Thursday, 4

1/5/18

12/5/17

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12/5/17

11/16/17

Error in readRDS(dest) : unknown input format

I have the same issue, it started happening after I transitioined my project from R 3.3.3 to 3.4.*

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Error in readRDS(dest) : unknown input format

I have the same issue, it started happening after I transitioined my project from R 3.3.3 to 3.4.*

11/16/17