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.
