.renvignore file contents not ignored with manual dependencies

[sjenkins20]

We're new to using renv. We used the renv::init() command to detect and install our dependencies. It was installing dependencies from a folder we do not use, so we added this folder to a .renvignore file and this solved the problem.

Unfortunately, the dependencies which were detected and installed caused all our tests to fail. We switched to using renv::init(bare=TRUE) and went back to manually installing packages, but into renv. When this process finishes, there is an error message

These packages are only used in the folder included in the .renvignore file. This is similar to the message we obtain from renv::status().

It seems that the status command isn't ignoring the folders in .renvignore when you install manually.

Running renv::snapshot(), the following error is generated.

The issue with status is preventing us from generating a snapshot.

[kevinushey]

Can you confirm what renv::dependencies() reports in your project? Can you also confirm the contents of your .renvignore file?

A reproducible example would be helpful, if at all possible. Are you able to share the project where you're seeing this issue?