packrat does not run on a window's networked drive
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Description
The following warning is produced by the call to packrat::init()
Warning message:
cannot set reparse point 'U:/packrat5/packrat/lib-R/base', reason 'Access is denied'
the warning comes from a call to Sys.junction(). Sys.junction() does not support window's networked drives.
The following email message is from the R-Devel list.
Unfortunately, junctions cannot link to a network drive, they only can
link directories on the same computer (possibly on different local
volumes). This is a limitation imposed by Windows. I have updated the
documentation for Sys.junction in R-devel accordingly.
Network drives are an integral part of system. Can packrat be updated to run properly on a windows network drive?
Mark
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Start at packrat::init() and trace its call to Sys.junction(), focusing on the Windows network-drive failure described in the warning. Check the linked R-Devel limitation before determining the expected handling; done should mean packrat initializes properly on a Windows networked drive without the reported access-denied warning.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100