Fix pkgdown/bookdown CI failure by installing remotes in docs workflow - #238
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[WIP] Fix the failing GitHub Actions job pkgdown-and-bookdown
Fix pkgdown/bookdown CI failure by installing Aug 11, 2026
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I thought that remotes was a dependency of devtools, but apparently it was moved to "suggests" 6 months ago: r-lib/devtools@713809d, making this simple change in SSMSE necessary.
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pkgdown-and-bookdownActions job fails while rendering the user manual becausebookdownexecutesdevtools::install_local()frominst/bookdown/02-ex-simple.Rmd, which requiresremotesat runtime. The workflow currently installsdevtoolsandbookdownbut notremotes.Root cause
bookdown::render_book("inst/bookdown", ...)hits theInsall_Localchunk ininst/bookdown/02-ex-simple.Rmd.devtools::install_local("../..", ...), which errors whenremotesis missing.Change made
.github/workflows/update-deploy-manual-pkgdown.yamlto installremotesin thesetup-r-dependenciesstep forpkgdown-and-bookdown.Why this is minimal