[ESS] ESS process on Docker containers and enabing Flymake

[Alex Branham]

We do just use the package if it's installed. No demanding anywhere.

Alex


On Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 9:36 PM Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd using debian.org> wrote:

>
> On 20 February 2020 at 17:51, Alex Branham via ESS-help wrote:
> | On Wed 19 Feb 2020 at 18:20, Shreyas Ragavan <shreyas using fastmail.com>
> wrote:
> |
> | >> You need to install the lintr package.
> | >
> | > So ESS actually needs the R package lintr installed to enable linting.
> | > It seems strange to me that I have to open R and install a package to
> | > get an 'IDE' functionality. Perhaps I am mistaken in my thinking.
> |
> | This is pretty standard behavior, I think. You'll find the same thing
> | with Rstudio, IIRC.
>
> There are many shades of grey possible between pitch black and white.
>
> One could just use the package if found installed. Demanding it to be
> present
> is quite a bit more strict, and I don't think I'd that.  But hey, your
> project, not mine.
>
> Dirk
>
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