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E.g. if a package is requested, and there is nothing to do, then there is no output currently, which is confusing.

gaborcsardi

This is on Linux (`rhub/r-minimal:4.0`) ``` > pak::pak("praise") → Will install 1 packages. → Will download 1 CRAN packages (6.10 kB). + praise 1.0.0 [bld][dl] (6.10 kB) ℹ Getting 1...

gaborcsardi

Refine errors

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- [ ] Errors take very long to report, probably a large object is copied back from the subprocess. - [ ] The compilation error is not printed even if...

gaborcsardi

Otherwise most of the output might be hidden...

gaborcsardi

Default to `standard::` so `pkg_install("devtools")` installs the CRAN version

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When specified explicitly, but not as a dependency.

gaborcsardi

We would need to generate the output in the subprocess, and then copy it to the main process. We need a way to deal with these issues in general

gaborcsardi

We need to use our own `message()`, just like in cli, in the main process.

gaborcsardi

Currently, `pkg_remove` is silent. I would expect some verbose like other `pkg_*` function ```r > pak::pkg_install("usethis") i Checking for package metadata updates v All 12 metadata files are current. v...

cderv

Advertise if new version or pak available?

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Once per session, after metadata downloaded, check if pak is out of date?

hadley

Then this can also serve as (source of) manifest.

gaborcsardi