[ESS] Ess does not find path to user packages

[Sparapani, Rodney]

Because ESS does not query .libPaths().  In your case, that wouldn’t
work anyways since you don't have a personal library according to
the output below.

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Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Campus


From: Naresh Gurbuxani <naresh_gurbuxani using hotmail.com>
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
To: Sparapani, Rodney <rsparapa using mcw.edu>
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.libPaths() does not see the new directory added.

!> .libPaths()
[1] "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.4/Resources/library”

In my .Rprofile, I can include the new directory in .libPaths().  But then, why do I need to update my init.el file also?

> On Feb 8, 2025, at 10:10 AM, Sparapani, Rodney via ESS-help <ess-help using r-project.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Naresh:
>
> What does .libPaths() show for you?
>
> For me, �
>> .libPaths()
> [1] "/home/rsparapa/R/4.3.1/lib64/R/library"
> [2] "/usr/local/R/4.3.1/lib64/R/library"
>
> So for me, I think, it should be set like this�
> (setq ess-r-package-library-paths "/home/rsparapa/R/4.3.1/lib64/R/library")
>
> Of course, R needs to know about this too.  In my ~/.Rprofile I have�
> .libPaths('~/R/4.3.1/lib64/R/library')
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> Rodney Sparapani, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, He/Him
> President, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Statistical Association
> Division of Biostatistics, Data Science Institute
> Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Campus
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