load_all() fails cryptically for Matrix
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Description
I see the following (truncated) output for pkgload::load_all("Matrix") for the package cloned from the cran/Matrix GitHub repo:
─ DONE (Matrix)
Error in readChar(con, 5L, useBytes = TRUE) : cannot open the connection
In addition: Warning message:
In readChar(con, 5L, useBytes = TRUE) :
cannot open compressed file '', probable reason 'No such file or directory'
This must be some sort of compilation issue;
- Is
load_all()expected to work for all (non-default) packages, includingrecommendedpriority? - Can this error be improved?
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Reproduce the failure with pkgload::load_all("Matrix") using the package cloned from cran/Matrix, and inspect the truncated readChar connection error. Determine whether load_all() is expected to support non-default and recommended-priority packages, then make the failure report more informative if appropriate. Done means the behavior is clarified and the cryptic error is improved or its cause is documented.
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