devtools 1.12.0 install_github fails installing when Imports are defined.

[mariodejung]

I am trying to install a package from a github repository but the installation crashes with a strange behaviour.

devtools::install_github("mariodejung/cfpscripts", ref = "develop", dependencies = FALSE)
Using GitHub PAT from envvar GITHUB_PAT
Downloading GitHub repo mariodejung/cfpscripts@develop
from URL https://api.github.com/repos/mariodejung/cfpscripts/zipball/develop
Installing cfpscripts
Downloading GitHub repo mariodejung/rMQanalysis@develop
from URL https://api.github.com/repos/mariodejung/rMQanalysis/zipball/develop
Error in stop(github_error(request)) : Not Found (404)

The repository is private, so this is not very reproducible. But when I install my package, install_github starts to install another package which is defined in my DESCRIPTION file as Imports: and at that point, the function fails.
The package rMQanalysis is already installed, thats why I switched dependencies=FALSE.

The issue started with devtools 1.12.0... With 1.11.1 it works as expected. So maybe there is a bug.

I already asked a question in stack overflow, but it took me some time to figure out where the problem is. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39657795/problems-installing-r-package-via-devtools-install-github
If I remove the Imports: rMQanalysis or downgrade to devtools 1.11.1 everything works normal.

[hadley]

Could you please try making a minimal reprex with a public facing repo? Otherwise it's unlikely we'll be able to track down the problem.

[jcmsb]

I am also seeing this on private repos that depend on other private repos - the error message is the same as you get if you try to access a private repo without the auth token. I have not reproduced this on public repos. I speculate that the process is seeing the import, assuming it is public and trying to download it without passing through the auth token.

[hadley]

In that case, it's probably a duplicate of #1280

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