Allow custom directory to store `packrat` dependencies
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- Dominant language
- R
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Description
This could be useful for e.g. people working with projects in Dropbox where they don't want to clone all of the installed libraries + source packages (ie, allow lib/ and src/ to live in different directories)
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how packrat currently determines and stores dependency libraries and source packages, focusing on the configuration entry points for the existing lib/ and src/ directories. Define the configuration needed to place those directories separately, then verify that a project using an external directory can install and use its dependencies without copying them into the project.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100