Cannot install latest version

[kirillseva]

Looks like my R is unable to parse the description file.

R version 3.1.2 (2014-10-31) -- "Pumpkin Helmet"

> install_github('eddelbuettel/digest')
Using github PAT from envvar GITHUB_PAT
Downloading github repo eddelbuettel/digest@master
Error: Found continuation line starting ' The md5 algorithm b ...' at begin of record.
> Sys.info()
                                                                                           sysname
                                                                                          "Darwin"
                                                                                           release
                                                                                          "14.3.0"
                                                                                           version
"Darwin Kernel Version 14.3.0: Mon Mar 23 11:59:05 PDT 2015; root:xnu-2782.20.48~5/RELEASE_X86_64"
                                                                                           machine
                                                                                          "x86_64"

[kirillseva]

I see, it's same thing as eddelbuettel/drat#1

[kirillseva]

And looks like it's solved here: r-lib/devtools@ed3475f

Well, at least future generations would know that updating devtools solves this particular type of error! :)

[eddelbuettel]

I don't really care. I don't develop for, or use, devtools::install_github. If you think you need to live of the development source the fork or clone the darn repo.

[eddelbuettel]

Actually, would you care to try the brand-new riff by @gaborcsardi on this? A new package install without any extra depends, possibly going to be the refactored installer @hadley mentioned once or twice?

[ That said, I remain on record as stating that installing of randomly user-chosen snapshot from third-party repositories is fundamentally broken. The R Community has an established release protocol for a good reason, and it friggin' works. Depart from it at your peril. ]

[gaborcsardi]

Wait guys, that package is not ready..... Sorry.

It should have a large

Unfinished

header or something.

[eddelbuettel]

My bad. Let me grab my time machine and revert the recommendation. It just shows you just how much karma you have around here :)

[eddelbuettel]

Next up: A pull request to mason to default to a big fat UNFINISHED...

[gaborcsardi]

Yeah, indeed.