[SOLVED] devtools::check() fails with "Error: Could not find tools necessary to compile a package", however debugging detects no issues

devtools::check() fails with "Error: Could not find tools necessary to compile a package", however debugging detects no issues

When checking my R package with devtools::check(), I run into this error.

══ Checking ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Setting env vars:
• _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_REMOTE_               : FALSE
• _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_                      : FALSE
• _R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_                     : FALSE
• _R_CHECK_PACKAGES_USED_IGNORE_UNUSED_IMPORTS_: FALSE
• NOT_CRAN                                     : true
Error: Could not find tools necessary to compile a package
Call `pkgbuild::check_build_tools(debug = TRUE)` to diagnose the problem.
Execution halted

Exited with status 1.

However, when I run the hint, no issues are being detected.

> pkgbuild::check_build_tools(debug = TRUE)
Your system is ready to build packages!

I don't even know how to continue debugging the problem from here. Any ideas would be very welcome. I am running RStudio 2024.04.1 and R-4.4.0

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