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I would expect a bit more backwards compatibility for R packages. When I open a package.Rproj file with RStudio, it has GUI elements to build the package, to t

I would expect a bit more backwards compatibility for R packages. When I open a package.Rproj file with RStudio, it has GUI elements to build the package, to test it, etc. When I open it with positron, it is treated like a text file, at least as far as I can tell by looking at the many icons and pulldown menus. It is a weird choice, making a new application that cannot handle the key file type from its ancestor.

TomMasz 2y ago
That's unfortunate. I've got a personal project that I'm working on at the moment that mixes Python and R and I'm too far in now to make starting over from scratch viable.
jmcphers 2y ago
Positron isn't supposed to be a replacement for RStudio for all use cases (especially not this early in its lifecycle!). If you open your package folder in Positron (as opposed to the Rproj file itself) I think you'll find it has most of the commands you need for package development in the Palette. We do hope to add better GUI tooling for project-level actions; more info here: https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues/1486 https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues/1486