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makeClusterPSOCK(): Automatically pass down current .libPaths() to localhost cluster nodes?
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- R
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Description
From https://github.com/HenrikBengtsson/future/issues/435:
> Should localhost PSOCK cluster node inherit .libPaths() from parent R session?
This could be done by introducing a new default `rscript_libs = ""` and have that to decide what the default `rscript_libs` should become. This can then be disabled by explicitly specifying `rscript_libs = NULL`.
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Research direction
Start at makeClusterPSOCK() and trace how rscript_libs is interpreted for localhost PSOCK nodes. Implement the proposed default behavior so nodes inherit the parent .libPaths(), while explicitly setting rscript_libs = NULL disables it. Done means the inheritance and opt-out behavior are covered by the relevant tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- distributed-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100