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2024 Jan 10
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Sys.which() caching path to `which`
...installation - technically, it breaks the contract with the application. We are trying to get packages to not hard-code or cache paths, but that typically only applies to the package library location, not to system tools.
Cheers,
Simon
> On Jan 11, 2024, at 10:36 AM, Harmen Stoppels <me at harmenstoppels.nl> wrote:
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> For context: I don't think Nix and Guix have to relocate anything, cause I think they require absolute paths like /nix/store where all binaries go. Spack on the other hand can install packages w/o sudo to a location of choice, e.g. ~/spack/opt/spack. That's why we h...
2024 Jan 12
1
Sys.which() caching path to `which`
On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:30:55 +1300
Simon Urbanek <simon.urbanek at R-project.org> wrote:
> That said, WHICH is a mess - it may make sense to switch to the
> command -v built-in which is part of POSIX (where available - which
> is almost everywhere today) which would not require an external tool
This is a bit tricky to implement. I've prepared the patch at the end
of this