I don't know how to specify R within a specific Conda environment for debugging, and I find it difficult to get an answer on this aspect from the provided references

[bylam]

I don't know how to specify R within a specific Conda environment for debugging, and I find it difficult to get an answer on this aspect from the provided references

[IsabelMarleen]

Hi @bylam,

This might not be relevant for you anymore, but I just had the same question and managed to find a solution, so I thought I would add it here for anyone else struggling with this.

This issue breaks down into two parts:

1. Finding your R installation within a specific conda environment
You can find the path to your conda environment by checking the environment variable when you have the environment active. I took this from this stack overflow answer:

If you activate the environment you're interested in, you can find that answer in the environment variables.

on MacOS/Linux:

source activate python35
echo $CONDA_PREFIX

on Windows:

conda activate python35
echo %CONDA_PREFIX%

I then added /bin/R to the path I obtained above.

1. Specifying the R installation path in the debugger extension
As far as I am aware, you can only specify the R path in the general user wide settings and will have to change it for every project.
I followed the instructions in the package documentation.
I opened the extension settings by finding the R debugger extension in the extension tab and clicking on the little cogwheel. I then scrolled down in the settings to find the setting R > Rpath: Linux (because I am on a linux machine) and entered the path I had determined above. It has similar settings for Mac and windows.

Hope this helps!