quarto-dev / quarto-dev/quarto-cli

Capture stderr with knitr engine like to match Jupyter engine output

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Description

Render this doc. Where does the message go?

```{r}
cat("Hi!", file = stderr())
```

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Research direction

Start by rendering the supplied R/knitr example and compare where its stderr message appears with the Jupyter engine's output. Trace the knitr rendering path to identify the handling of stderr; done means stderr is captured and displayed consistently with Jupyter output.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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