[ARROW-8206] [R] Minor fix for backwards compatibility on Linux installation

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.17.0
• Component/s: R
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/24403
• Assignee: Neal Richardson
• Reporter: Neal Richardson
• Created: 25/Mar/20 00:54
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:58
• Resolved: 25/Mar/20 02:34

Description

In 0.16, the recommendation was to set LIBARROW_DOWNLOAD=true to install with dependencies, and this would include getting a binary. But the recent refactor to Linux installation didn't carry this setting forward correctly.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #6712