validate presence of build tools earlier on?
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- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100
- Issue type
- Feature
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- build-system
Research direction
No source file or test is named. Reproduce the Windows R 3.6.3 installation shown, then trace where build-tool availability is checked during package installation. Done means the absence of required build tools is reported before the package downloads and builds begin.
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Description
feature
For example, I saw (on Windows with R 3.6.3):
v Updated metadata database: 4.60 MB in 12 files.
v Updating metadata database ... done
> Will install 66 packages.
> Will update 19 packages.
> Will download 85 CRAN packages (42.45 MB).
+ askpass 1.1 [dl] (243.56 kB)
+ brew 1.0-7 [bld][dl] (55.52 kB)
+ brio 1.1.3 [bld][cmp][dl] (12.63 kB)
+ cachem 1.0.6 [bld][cmp][dl] (25.41 kB)
+ callr 3.7.0 [dl] (439.29 kB)
+ cli 3.3.0 > 3.3.0 [bld][cmp][dl] (495.82 kB)
+ clipr 0.8.0 [bld][dl] (21.90 kB)
+ commonmark 1.8.0 [bld][cmp][dl] (139.48 kB)
+ covr 3.5.1 [dl] (305.78 kB)
+ cpp11 0.4.2 [bld][dl] (317.71 kB)
+ crayon 1.5.1 [bld][dl] (40.18 kB)
+ credentials 1.3.2 [bld][dl] (230.07 kB)
+ curl 4.3.2 [bld][cmp][dl] (793.35 kB)
+ desc 1.4.1 [bld][dl] (80.67 kB)
+ devtools 2.4.3 [bld][dl] (372.41 kB)
+ diffobj 0.3.5 [bld][cmp][dl] (479.28 kB)
+ digest 0.6.27 > 0.6.29 [bld][cmp][dl] (162.78 kB)
+ ellipsis 0.3.2 [dl] (48.95 kB)
+ evaluate 0.15 [bld][dl] (25.62 kB)
+ fansi 1.0.3 [bld][cmp][dl] (481.16 kB)
+ fastmap 1.1.0 [dl] (215.44 kB)
+ fs 1.5.2 [bld][cmp][dl] (793.63 kB)
+ gert 1.6.0 [bld][cmp][dl] (117.92 kB)
+ gh 1.3.0 [dl] (141.47 kB)
+ gitcreds 0.1.1 [dl] (97.25 kB)
+ glue 1.6.2 > 1.6.2 [bld][cmp][dl] (106.51 kB)
+ here 1.0.1 [dl] (64.08 kB)
+ highr 0.9 [dl] (46.57 kB)
+ httpuv 1.6.1 > 1.6.5 [bld][cmp][dl] (1.82 MB)
+ httr 1.4.3 [bld][dl] (161.12 kB)
+ ini 0.3.1 [dl] (15.67 kB)
+ jsonlite 1.7.2 > 1.8.0 [bld][cmp][dl] (1.05 MB)
+ knitr 1.37 > 1.39 [bld][dl] (898.42 kB)
+ later 1.2.0 > 1.3.0 [bld][cmp][dl] (63.78 kB)
+ lattice 0.20-38 > 0.20-45 [bld][cmp][dl] (399.47 kB)
+ lazyeval 0.2.2 [dl] (172.22 kB)
+ lifecycle 1.0.1 [bld][dl] (99.72 kB)
+ magrittr 2.0.1 > 2.0.3 [bld][cmp][dl] (267.07 kB)
+ Matrix 1.2-18 > 1.4-1 [bld][cmp][dl] (2.86 MB)
+ memoise 2.0.1 [bld][dl] (17.85 kB)
+ mime 0.12 [bld][cmp][dl] (12.56 kB)
+ openssl 2.0.0 [bld][cmp][dl] (1.20 MB)
+ pak 0.3.0 > 0.3.0 [bld][dl] (88.56 kB)
+ pillar 1.7.0 [bld][dl] (529.67 kB)
+ pkgbuild 1.3.1 [bld][dl] (31.94 kB)
+ pkgconfig 2.0.3 [dl] (22.19 kB)
+ pkgload 1.2.4 [bld][dl] (62.83 kB)
+ png 0.1-7 [dl] (336.64 kB)
+ prettyunits 1.1.1 [dl] (37.80 kB)
+ processx 3.5.3 [bld][cmp][dl] (142.00 kB)
+ ps 1.7.0 [bld][cmp][dl] (125.45 kB)
+ purrr 0.3.4 [dl] (429.89 kB)
+ R6 2.5.1 [bld][dl] (63.42 kB)
+ rappdirs 0.3.3 [dl] (58.72 kB)
+ rcmdcheck 1.4.0 [bld][dl] (73.52 kB)
+ Rcpp 1.0.6 > 1.0.8.3 [bld][cmp][dl] (3.09 MB)
+ RcppTOML 0.1.7 [dl] (971.39 kB)
+ rematch2 2.1.2 [dl] (47.45 kB)
+ remotes 2.4.2 [bld][dl] (152.54 kB)
+ reticulate 1.24 [bld][cmp][dl] (1.54 MB)
+ rex 1.2.1 [bld][dl] (93.58 kB)
+ rlang 0.4.11 > 1.0.2 [bld][cmp][dl] (724.83 kB)
+ rmarkdown 2.11 > 2.14 [bld][dl] (3.24 MB)
+ roxygen2 7.1.2 [bld][cmp][dl] (267.34 kB)
+ rprojroot 2.0.3 [bld][dl] (59.94 kB)
+ rstudioapi 0.13 [dl] (302.84 kB)
+ rversions 2.1.1 [bld][dl] (42.06 kB)
+ sass 0.4.0 > 0.4.1 [bld][cmp][dl] (3.02 MB)
+ stringi 1.6.1 > 1.7.6 [bld][cmp][dl] (7.60 MB)
+ sys 3.4 [dl] (59.84 kB)
+ testthat 3.1.4 [bld][cmp][dl] (700.92 kB)
+ tibble 3.1.7 [bld][cmp][dl] (674.87 kB)
+ tinytex 0.36 > 0.38 [bld][dl] (32.14 kB)
+ usethis 2.1.5 [bld][dl] (334.91 kB)
+ utf8 1.2.2 [bld][cmp][dl] (240.33 kB)
+ uuid 1.1-0 [bld][cmp][dl] (77.96 kB)
+ vctrs 0.4.1 [bld][cmp][dl] (916.78 kB)
+ waldo 0.4.0 [bld][dl] (37.56 kB)
+ whisker 0.4 [dl] (83.26 kB)
+ withr 2.5.0 [bld][dl] (102.09 kB)
+ xfun 0.29 > 0.30 [bld][cmp][dl] (125.83 kB)
+ xml2 1.3.3 [bld][cmp][dl] (283.96 kB)
+ xopen 1.0.0 [dl] (24.70 kB)
+ yaml 2.2.1 > 2.3.5 [bld][cmp][dl] (94.53 kB)
+ zip 2.2.0 [bld][cmp][dl] (114.39 kB)
? Do you want to continue (Y/n) y
i Getting 85 pkgs (42.45 MB)
v Got askpass 1.1 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (64.70 kB)
v Got glue 1.6.2 (source) (106.51 kB)
v Got sys 3.4 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (59.98 kB)
v Got crayon 1.5.1 (source) (40.18 kB)
v Got cli 3.3.0 (source) (495.82 kB)
v Got lazyeval 0.2.2 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (172.56 kB)
v Got covr 3.5.1 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (306.13 kB)
v Got httr 1.4.3 (source) (161.12 kB)
v Got mime 0.12 (source) (12.56 kB)
v Got digest 0.6.29 (source) (162.78 kB)
v Got rex 1.2.1 (source) (93.58 kB)
v Got openssl 2.0.0 (source) (1.20 MB)
v Got withr 2.5.0 (source) (102.09 kB)
v Got curl 4.3.2 (source) (793.35 kB)
v Got ellipsis 0.3.2 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (49.19 kB)
v Got gh 1.3.0 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (141.60 kB)
v Got gitcreds 0.1.1 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (97.33 kB)
v Got highr 0.9 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (46.63 kB)
v Got callr 3.7.0 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (438.64 kB)
v Got ini 0.3.1 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (15.69 kB)
v Got pkgconfig 2.0.3 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (22.19 kB)
v Got jsonlite 1.8.0 (source) (1.05 MB)
v Got rappdirs 0.3.3 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (58.75 kB)
v Got whisker 0.4 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (83.32 kB)
v Got fastmap 1.1.0 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (432.04 kB)
v Got prettyunits 1.1.1 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (37.74 kB)
v Got rematch2 2.1.2 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (47.51 kB)
v Got xopen 1.0.0 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (24.69 kB)
v Got brew 1.0-7 (source) (55.52 kB)
v Got brio 1.1.3 (source) (12.63 kB)
v Got cachem 1.0.6 (source) (25.41 kB)
v Got clipr 0.8.0 (source) (21.90 kB)
v Got commonmark 1.8.0 (source) (139.48 kB)
v Got credentials 1.3.2 (source) (230.07 kB)
v Got cpp11 0.4.2 (source) (317.71 kB)
v Got desc 1.4.1 (source) (80.67 kB)
v Got devtools 2.4.3 (source) (372.41 kB)
v Got evaluate 0.15 (source) (25.62 kB)
v Got gert 1.6.0 (source) (117.92 kB)
v Got lifecycle 1.0.1 (source) (99.72 kB)
v Got fs 1.5.2 (source) (793.63 kB)
v Got purrr 0.3.4 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (430.78 kB)
v Got magrittr 2.0.3 (source) (267.07 kB)
v Got memoise 2.0.1 (source) (17.85 kB)
v Got diffobj 0.3.5 (source) (479.28 kB)
v Got fansi 1.0.3 (source) (481.16 kB)
v Got pkgbuild 1.3.1 (source) (31.94 kB)
v Got pkgload 1.2.4 (source) (62.83 kB)
v Got ps 1.7.0 (source) (125.45 kB)
v Got processx 3.5.3 (source) (142.00 kB)
v Got rcmdcheck 1.4.0 (source) (73.52 kB)
v Got rprojroot 2.0.3 (source) (59.94 kB)
v Got pillar 1.7.0 (source) (529.67 kB)
v Got rversions 2.1.1 (source) (42.06 kB)
v Got rlang 1.0.2 (source) (724.83 kB)
v Got utf8 1.2.2 (source) (240.33 kB)
v Got tibble 3.1.7 (source) (674.87 kB)
v Got usethis 2.1.5 (source) (334.91 kB)
v Got waldo 0.4.0 (source) (37.56 kB)
v Got xfun 0.30 (source) (125.83 kB)
v Got xml2 1.3.3 (source) (283.96 kB)
v Got vctrs 0.4.1 (source) (916.78 kB)
v Got Rcpp 1.0.8.3 (source) (3.09 MB)
v Got zip 2.2.0 (source) (114.39 kB)
v Got knitr 1.39 (source) (898.42 kB)
v Got later 1.3.0 (source) (63.78 kB)
v Got pak 0.3.0 (source) (88.56 kB)
v Got R6 2.5.1 (source) (63.42 kB)
v Got remotes 2.4.2 (source) (152.54 kB)
v Got here 1.0.1 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (64.05 kB)
v Got png 0.1-7 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (292.79 kB)
v Got httpuv 1.6.5 (source) (1.82 MB)
v Got RcppTOML 0.1.7 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (784.07 kB)
v Got lattice 0.20-45 (source) (399.47 kB)
v Got sass 0.4.1 (source) (3.02 MB)
v Got tinytex 0.38 (source) (32.14 kB)
v Got rstudioapi 0.13 (i386+x86_64-w64-mingw32) (302.31 kB)
v Got reticulate 1.24 (source) (1.54 MB)
v Got testthat 3.1.4 (source) (700.92 kB)
v Got uuid 1.1-0 (source) (77.96 kB)
v Got yaml 2.3.5 (source) (94.53 kB)
v Got Matrix 1.4-1 (source) (2.86 MB)
v Got rmarkdown 2.14 (source) (3.24 MB)
v Got roxygen2 7.1.2 (source) (267.34 kB)
v Got stringi 1.7.6 (source) (7.60 MB)
v Downloaded 85 packages (42.26 MB)in 12s
i Building glue 1.6.2
Error: Could not find tools necessary to compile a package
Call `pkgbuild::check_build_tools(debug = TRUE)` to diagnose the problem.
Type .Last.error.trace to see where the error occurred
On Windows, would it be possible for pak to check (and maybe prompt) the user to install Rtools prior to attempting to build packages from sources which will require compilation?
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