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Issue launching extension ("spawn EINVAL")

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Description

Describe the bug
Whenever I open VSCode, I get a little panel popping up saying "Help panel unavailable", and then when I look at the extension runtime status, it has:

Uncaught Errors (1)

spawn EINVAL

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Open VSCode
  2. Click on 'extensions'
  3. Scroll down to 'R'
  4. Click on 'FEATURES' tab
  5. Click on 'Runtime Status'
  6. See the error

Can you fix this issue by yourself? (We appreciate the help)

No

    "r.plot.useHttpgd": true,
    "r.libPaths": [
        "C:\\Users\\<username>\\.vscode-R\\renv\\library\\R-4.3\\x86_64-w64-mingw32",
        "C:\\Users\\<username>\\.vscode-R\\renv\\library\\R-4.4\\x86_64-w64-mingw32",
        "C:\\Users\\<username>\\AppData\\Local\\R\\win-library\\4.3",
        "C:\\Users\\<username>\\AppData\\Local\\R\\win-library\\4.4"
    ],
    "r.lsp.debug": true,
    "r.lsp.diagnostics": true,
    "r.rpath.windows":"C:\\Program Files\\R\\bin\\R.bat",
    "r.rterm.option": [
        "--no-save"
    ],
    "r.rterm.windows": "C:\\Users\\<username>\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.12_qbz5n2kfra8p0\\LocalCache\\local-packages\\Python312\\Scripts\\radian.exe",
    "r.useRenvLibPath": true,
    "shiny.r.port": 8080

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Windows 11
  • VSCode Version: 1.92.1
  • R Version: 4.4.0
  • vscode-R version: 2.8.4

Additional context
I'm using Rig to allow for changing R versions

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the launch failure on Windows 11 with VS Code 1.92.1, R 4.4.0, and vscode-R 2.8.4, using the reported r.rpath.windows and r.rterm.windows settings. Trace which configured executable produces the spawn EINVAL error and verify that the extension runtime launches without the Help panel failure.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r, typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, operating-systems, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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