Option to install local package from source

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
r
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start by comparing the requested behavior with devtools(build = FALSE) and review the linked Positron issue for the expected development workflow. Confirm how pak currently handles local package installation and define done as supporting an equivalent source-install option without building the package.

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Description

feature

I.e. the equivalent of devtools(build = FALSE). This would be helpful for dev workflows provided by Positron: https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues/1733

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