I forgot how toxic listserves can be for open source projects. Looking at you, R core developer who sent me a private email ranting about my OS choice.
The move to github by many projects pushed the discussions in public, which adds at least some accountability.
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Hah! literally just spent 30 mins testing & writing instructions on how to fix this.
1. Run installer as admin if you can
2. Install to C:\R\<version>, not program files
3. If the mydocs library still gets created on install, just delete the major version folder #rstats
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Oh, that's so weird. So whether R puts libraries in the Documents depends on whether you install to the default location?
This is a nightmare for anyone teaching an intro to data analysis class or encouraging people to learn on their own.
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Does anyone know how to make a feature request for the Windows implementation of #rstats?
I'd like to propose moving the default library install location from:
%USERPROFILE%/Documents/R
to some other location such as:
%USERPROFILE%/Software/R
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But R Core (has to) value stability, the proposal is a breaking change :-/
When I used Windows (decades ago) I did what @obrl_soil described :
- use, say, R:/opt/R/R-4.1.0 with version
- place R:/opt/R/library/ next to it to persist
- set $HOME
Still works...
#rstats
Jul 28, 2021 ยท 12:36 AM UTC
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