Adding new repositories
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- Dominant language
- R
- Stars
- 409
- Forks
- 89
- PR merge metrics
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Description
To add a new repository (e.g. a miniCRAN repository) to an existing packrat project you currently have to edit the packrat/packrat.lock file. It would be nice to have a function to make packrat aware of new repositories you want to install packages from.
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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 inspecting packrat/packrat.lock and the existing repository configuration behavior described in the issue. Define how a function should add a repository to an existing packrat project without manual lock-file editing, then verify that the new repository is available for package installation.
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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