Mavericks workaround for /usr/bin/gnutar issue
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Description
On Mavericks, /usr/bin/gnutar does not exist, but R is often configured to use it anyway. It would be possible for us to detect this state:
TARis/usr/bin/gnutar/usr/bin/gnutardoes not exist/usr/bin/tardoes exist
and recover by setting TAR=/usr/bin/tar for the duration of the commands that may decompress archives.
See some discussion here: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-sig-mac/2013-November/010450.html
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Research direction
Start by locating Packrat's archive-decompression commands and current TAR handling. Reproduce the Mavericks configuration described in the issue, then verify that commands use /usr/bin/tar only when /usr/bin/gnutar is configured but missing and /usr/bin/tar exists.
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- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100