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Using VScodeR terminal doesn't respect the local .Rprofile when parallel processes are launched
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Description
Describe the bug
If you launch parallel processes via the parallel package in the R terminal generated by "Create R Terminal" then the users .Rprofile file is not respected.
To Reproduce
- Create a empty directory
- Add a
.Rprofilefile that containsprint("hello world") - Load R terminal via "Create R terminal"
- Create parallel processes via
parallel::createCluster(2) - Notice that the "hello world" does not appear
- Run this instead via the terminal i.e.
Rscript -e 'parallel::makeCluster(2)'and notice that the "hello worlds" for the parallel processes do appear
Can you fix this issue by yourself? (We appreciate the help)
No
(If yes,) can we assist you with anything?
(If applicable) Please attach setting.json
Defaults, except:
"r.alwaysUseActiveTerminal": true,
"r.liveShare.defaults.shareWorkspace": false,
"r.lsp.promptToInstall": false,
"r.session.objectTimeout": 10,
Expected behavior
Expect that parallel sessions spawned within this terminal respect the users local .Rprofile (we depend heavily on it to setup libpaths.
Screenshots

- Top left box - shows example script to be executed
- Bottom left box - shows our
.Rprofilefile printing "hi" - Top right box - shows us executing the script manually in an R terminal created by this extension
- Bottom right box - shows us executing the script via the terminal
Environment (please complete the following information):
Screenshot came from in house server but I was able to re-produce this on my local machine
- OS: MacOS Montery
- VSCode Version: 1.72.2
- R Version: 4.2.1
- vscode-R version: v2.6.0
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the process launched by “Create R Terminal” and compare it with the Rscript invocation shown in the reproduction. Trace how the terminal handles parallel::createCluster(2) and the local .Rprofile, then verify that parallel sessions print the profile’s message and preserve its library-path setup.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- r, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100