install_bitbucket() not working

[jhollway]

Original report by James Hollway (Bitbucket: jhollway, GitHub: jhollway).

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Try r-lib/devtools#713?
Is this just a Windows issue?

[jhollway]

Original comment by Valentina Baiamonte (Bitbucket: valentinabaiamonte, ).

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I don't think it's just a windows issue.
Here they explain how to set up SSH keys for mac/linux and windows users from GIT/Sourcetree/terminal. If I understood correctly, you can generate SSH keys when connecting GIT to Rstudio, but you cannot install private repositories without writing username and password in clear in the script.

[jhollway]

Original comment by James Hollway (Bitbucket: jhollway, GitHub: jhollway).

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Well, you are assigned this issue and have admin access now... ;)

[jhollway]

Original comment by Valentina Baiamonte (Bitbucket: valentinabaiamonte, ).

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tried generating SSH keys too, but it won't install either :(

[jhollway]

Original comment by Valentina Baiamonte (Bitbucket: valentinabaiamonte, ).

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Devtools and install_bitbucket() work fine in Linux (Ubuntu 16), latest versions of R and Rstudio.

[jhollway]

Original comment by James Hollway (Bitbucket: jhollway, GitHub: jhollway).

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So it is just a Windows issue?

[jhollway]

Original comment by Valentina Baiamonte (Bitbucket: valentinabaiamonte, ).

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Yes. The issue has to do with the method used to transfer data via protocol. Linux and (probably) OS systems use the "libcurl" method - which recognises URLS. However, the latest RStudio for Windows uses "auto", which seems to give several issues to many people, this thread is rather recent and still open: r-lib/remotes#255

[jhollway]

Original comment by James Hollway (Bitbucket: jhollway, GitHub: jhollway).

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Ok, great, thanks for working this out!