Install fails due to "package '...' was built under R version x.y.z"

[jcheng5]

@shalutiwari got this warning->error when trying to install hadley/shinySignals:

Error: (converted from warning) package 'shiny' was built under R version 3.6.1

Setting Sys.setenv(R_REMOTES_NO_ERRORS_FROM_WARNINGS=TRUE) fixes it, but it was surprising to us that such a benign and common situation would stop the install.

[jimhester]

The warning is coming from R library(), I don't think there is a whole lot we can do. We don't want to get in the business of filtering warnings and install.packages() and friends issue warnings rather than errors for many cases when the package fails to install, such as when the package is loaded in the current session.

Ideally install.packages() would be improved to issue errors on failure conditions and warnings or messages otherwise, but this doesn't seem high on the agenda for R core.

[gustavdelius]

Luckily this issue is currently being reconsidered at #403

[nasiegel88]

@shalutiwari got this warning->error when trying to install hadley/shinySignals:

Error: (converted from warning) package 'shiny' was built under R version 3.6.1

Setting Sys.setenv(R_REMOTES_NO_ERRORS_FROM_WARNINGS=TRUE) fixes it, but it was surprising to us that such a benign and common situation would stop the install.

You sir are a hero

[rozerinyildiz]

Sys.setenv(R_REMOTES_NO_ERRORS_FROM_WARNINGS=TRUE)

It worked for me, thank u so much sir.