clean_lock_files: Clean up stale package lock files

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Clean up stale package lock files

Description

Removes stale lock directories that can prevent package installation.

Lock files are created during package installation and should be automatically removed when installation completes. If installation is interrupted (e.g., by closing R or a crash), these lock files may remain and block future installations.

Usage

clean_lock_files(package = "factoextra", lib = .libPaths()[1], ask = TRUE)

Arguments

package	Character string specifying which package lock to remove. Default is "factoextra". Use "all" to remove all lock files.
lib	Library path to check. Default is the first library in .libPaths().
ask	Logical. If TRUE (default), asks for confirmation before removing.

Value

Invisibly returns TRUE only when every discovered lock directory is removed. Returns FALSE when no lock directories are found, removal is declined, or any removal fails.

Examples

# Use a temporary library so the example cannot affect installed packages.
example_lib <- tempfile("factoextra-lock-example-")
example_lock <- file.path(example_lib, "00LOCK-factoextra")
dir.create(example_lock, recursive = TRUE)
clean_locks <- getFromNamespace("clean_lock_files", "factoextra")
clean_locks(lib = example_lib, ask = FALSE)
stopifnot(!dir.exists(example_lock))
unlink(example_lib, recursive = TRUE)

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