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Cannot use packrat::snapshot() with ROracle package

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Description

I am new to packrat but I would like to use it for managing the packages inside my project.
After many attempts i have succeeded installing my packages into the packrat library.

However, when I do packrat::snapshot() i get the following error

`packrat::snapshot()
Error: Unable to retrieve package records for the following packages:

  • "ROracle"`

My project uses a zip file for the ROracle package.

I also do not see a button in my RStudio for taking a snapshot of my packages.

Could someone help me with this ?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing packrat::snapshot() in a project that installs ROracle from the linked zip package, then trace the package-record retrieval error. Done means snapshot completes successfully or reports a clear, actionable limitation for this package source; the payload names no repository files or tests.

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Tech stack
r
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
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