'repos_upload()' needs to annotate pkg DESCRIPTION with Repository
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Description
When using repos_upload() to upload a package to a custom repository, the Repository: <repo> field needs to be written into the DESCRIPTION, so that packrat understands what the origin of that package was.
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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 locating the implementation of repos_upload() and the code that writes package DESCRIPTION metadata. Confirm how the custom repository value is passed through, then verify that uploaded packages include a Repository: field that packrat can use to identify their origin.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100