I am trying to install this package from github using install_github("espanta/lubripack"). When I run from a stand-alone machine (not a VM), it works fine and package gets installed easily. However, when I run the command on a OS that runs as a VM, it fails to install by throwing below error
Downloading GitHub repo espanta/lubripack@master
from URL https://api.github.com/repos/espanta/lubripack/zipball/master
Installing lubripack
"C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-32~1.3/bin/x64/R" --no-site-file --no-environ --no-save --no-restore CMD INSTALL \
"C:/Users/Espanta/AppData/Local/Temp/RtmpsRvcqY/devtools19007474782/Espanta-lubripack-b1dd9ee" \
--library="\\psf/Home/Documents/R/win-library/3.2" --install-tests
* installing *source* package 'lubripack' ...
** R
** preparing package for lazy loading
** help
*** installing help indices
** building package indices
** testing if installed package can be loaded
*** arch - i386
Warning in library(pkg_name, lib.loc = lib, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE) :
there is no package called 'lubripack'
Error: loading failed
Execution halted
*** arch - x64
Warning in library(pkg_name, lib.loc = lib, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE) :
there is no package called 'lubripack'
Error: loading failed
Execution halted
ERROR: loading failed for 'i386', 'x64'
* removing '\\psf/Home/Documents/R/win-library/3.2/lubripack'
Error: Command failed (1)
I run Parallel Desktop on my MAC to host Windows 7 OS. So the windows is installed on a network-like partition (i.e., \\psf). But it fails installation.
Similar discussion was made here in another stackexchage thread, but in a slightly different context. Although in the 4th line of the above output the windows-like address is also provided "C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-32~1.3/bin/x64/R", it seems something still goes wrong. I think I should be able to explicitly give the address to install_github() function so it can identify the location. Any help is appreciated especially from Hadley Wickham who is the creator and owner of the Devtools package.
Just faced the same problem with Windows running in Parallels. Fixed it with the help of this question.
I changed the default install library path from previously "\\Mac/Home/Documents/R/win-library/3.2" to "Z:/Documents/R/win-library/3.2" using
.libPaths("Z:/Documents/R/win-library/3.2")
Afterwards, devtools::install_github works. You may want to change "Z:/" to your specific connection letter.