[ARROW-5961] [R] Be able to run R-only tests even without C++ library

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.15.0
• Component/s: R
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/22370
• Assignee: Neal Richardson
• Reporter: Neal Richardson
• Created: 16/Jul/19 21:04
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:43
• Resolved: 30/Jul/19 14:43

Description

I was looking at test output on Linux in preparation for CRAN release and noticed that all tests were being skipped. We should have a way to run tests for code that only is in R and doesn't require linking to the C++ library, not only to protect against possible criticism from CRAN but also to make it easier for community members in the future to contribute R patches even if they struggle to set up a C++ environment.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #4892