assignUser commented on code in PR #38220: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/38220#discussion_r1357112442
########## r/vignettes/developers/setup.Rmd: ########## @@ -40,13 +40,15 @@ set -x The Arrow R package is unique compared to other R packages that you may have contributed to because it builds on top of the large and feature-rich Arrow C++ -implementation. +implementation. Because the R package integrates tightly with Arrow C++, +it typically requires a dedicated copy of the library (i.e., it is usually +not possible to link to a system version of libarrow during development). -## Option 1: Using the bundled build with nightly libarrow binaries +## Option 1: Using nightly libarrow binaries -On Linux and MacOS, you can use the same workflow you might use for another -package that contains compiled code (e.g., `R CMD INSTALL . --preclean` from Review Comment: I am not sure but I think not having --preclean will prevent recompilation of the R files even when a new arrow version was fetched? -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
