Knitr wont compile PDF: “Error in tools::file_path_as_absolute(output_file)”

Question

I have created a report in markdown and use the function render() to compile the code into a PDF. It worked fine a month ago, but when I run the code now, it gi

Answer 1

A better solution appears to be to use tinytex.

install.packages('tinytex')
tinytex::install_tinytex()

If you have to use MikTex and have it installed already, open the MikTex console and change the missing package setting to:

Always install missing packages on the fly

If you have not installed MikTex yet then on installation make sure to choose:

Install missing packages: Yes

When I originally installed I chose Ask me first and it would fail. I have tried both changing the settings of MikTex, as well as uninstalled it and just settled for tinytex which was a bit more lightweight for my needs.

The original thread with solution near the bottom: https://github.com/rstudio/rmarkdown/issues/1285