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jennybc committed Nov 20, 2024
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On macOS, Positron only supports the system's "current" R version and other R installations that are **orthogonal**.
What does orthogonal mean here?
The `R` executable on macOS (and Linux) is actually a shell script that is responsible for launching R.
The `R` executable on macOS (and Linux) is actually a shell script that's responsible for launching R.
In an orthogonal R installation, this script targets the home of a specific, concrete version of R, such as `/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.4-arm64`.
In a non-orthogonal R installation, this script targets the home of "the current R version" (literally, `/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources`, which is a symlink).
The CRAN installer leaves a non-orthogonal R installation behind and, by default, removes the previous version of R.
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