[SPARK-36631] Ask users if they want to download and install SparkR in non Spark scripts

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.2.0
• Component/s: SparkR
• Assignee: Hyukjin Kwon
• Reporter: Hyukjin Kwon
• Created: 01/Sep/21 06:38
• Updated: 12/Dec/22 18:10
• Resolved: 02/Sep/21 04:28

Description

Spark is removed on CRAN because it disallows to write/download files into users' directories other then R session specific directories.

We should at least ask if users want to download and install it in this case.

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #33887 (HyukjinKwon)
• links to: [Github] Pull Request #33887 (HyukjinKwon)