From ac0e9cbb50b1813bac347001de685d6c699c1ce7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Randy Lai Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:42:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] note for setuptools --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2c04932..a25bd1d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -193,6 +193,20 @@ $ env R_HOME=/usr/local/lib/R radian Please also make sure that R was installed with the R shared library `libR.so` or `libR.dylib` or `libR.dll`. On Linux, the flag `--enable-R-shlib` may be needed to install R from the source. +#### Outdated setuptools + +If you encounter + +> The package setup script has attempted to modify files on your system that are not within the EasyInstall build area. + +Please update your setuptools by + +``` +pip install -U setuptools + +``` + + #### How to use local history file _radian_ maintains its own history file `.radian_history` and doesn't use the `.Rhistory` file. A local `.radian_history` is used if it is found in the launch directory. Otherwise, the global history file `~/.radian_history` would be used. To override the default behavior, you could launch _radian_ with the options: `radian --local-history`, `radian --global-history` or `radian --no-history`.