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Error during github install #21

Closed ammaraziz closed 4 months ago

ammaraziz commented 2 years ago

Describe the bug Very cool R package. I am currently testing and came across an installation issue. I am sure others will have similar issues.

Current recommended method of installation uses devtools::install_github. I think if the github repo is downloaded too many times it triggers a requirement for authentication, which means an access token is needed.

> devtools::install_github("jennahamlin/tinselR@release-V0.0.0.90")
Using github PAT from envvar GITHUB_PAT
Error: Failed to install 'unknown package' from GitHub:
  HTTP error 401.
  Bad credentials

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Expected behavior Installation

Additional context I guess if this package gets published to bioconductor this won't become an issue. Until then, can I recommend the inclusion of some instructions for creating a PAT or alternatives download methods.

For creating a PAT I found these instructions helpful: https://gist.github.com/Z3tt/3dab3535007acf108391649766409421

usethis::use_git_config(user.name = "YourName", user.email = "your@mail.com")
usethis::create_github_token() 
credentials::set_github_pat("YourPAT")
usethis::edit_r_environ()
jennahamlin commented 2 years ago

Hi Ammar-

Glad you found a solution and thank you for providing a link to something that was helpful to you.