Add packages.r.packageManager setting to choose pak or base R#13755
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Adds an enum setting (auto/pak/base) that controls which R package manager the Packages pane uses for install, update, and remove. Default 'auto' preserves the existing prompt-then-fall-back-to-base behavior; 'pak' installs pak silently when missing; 'base' avoids pak entirely so users with constrained disk space can opt out of pak's caching. Consolidates _ensurePak/_getPakMethod into a single _resolveMethod that honors the setting and applies uniformly to list, search, install, update, and uninstall. renv projects are unaffected. See #13606
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bricestacey
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Renames the setting key, shortens the enum descriptions, reworks the top-level description, and scopes the setting to RESOURCE so it can be overridden per workspace. See #13606
…er-setting # Conflicts: # src/vs/workbench/contrib/positronPackages/browser/positronPackages.contribution.ts
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Adds an enum setting (auto/pak/base) that controls which R package manager the Packages pane uses for install, update, and remove. Default 'auto' preserves the existing prompt-then-fall-back-to-base behavior; 'pak' installs pak silently when missing; 'base' avoids pak entirely so users with constrained disk space can opt out of pak's caching.
See #13606
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New Features
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Validation Steps
Open the settings. You can find it under Features / Packages.
Using each value, you can update the same package to its current version.
You can also try all the other actions.