quarto-dev / quarto-dev/quarto-cli
server should require an executable engine
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Since Mar 28, 2025.
bug
inspect
shiny
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Description
Bug description
Documents with server: shiny should require that an executable engine is in use.
Steps to reproduce
---
title: "not shiny"
server: shiny
---
Actual behavior
The output from quarto inspect indicates that only the markdown engine is in use.
Expected behavior
quarto inspect should indicate an inconsistency, as the document requires a server but contains no executable code.
Your environment
NA.
Quarto check output
Quarto 1.6.42
[✓] Checking environment information...
Quarto cache location: /Users/aron/Library/Caches/quarto
[✓] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
Pandoc version 3.4.0: OK
Dart Sass version 1.70.0: OK
Deno version 1.46.3: OK
Typst version 0.11.0: OK
[✓] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[✓] Checking Quarto installation......OK
Version: 1.6.42
Path: /Users/aron/quarto/quarto-1.6.42-macos/bin
[✓] Checking tools....................OK
TinyTeX: (not installed)
Chromium: (not installed)
[✓] Checking LaTeX....................OK
Using: Installation From Path
Path: /Library/TeX/texbin
Version: 2024
[✓] Checking basic markdown render....OK
[✓] Checking Python 3 installation....OK
Version: 3.12.2
Path: /opt/homebrew/opt/python@3.12/bin/python3.12
Jupyter: (None)
Jupyter is not available in this Python installation.
Install with python3 -m pip install jupyter
[✓] Checking R installation...........OK
Version: 4.3.3
Path: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources
LibPaths:
- /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library
knitr: 1.50
rmarkdown: 2.29
[✓] Checking Knitr engine render......OK
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