nixpkgs manual: add rstudio shell.nix example #31192
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pkgs/development/r-modules/README.md
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Why do you define an overlay if all you ever use from the modified package set is just one attribute? That seems unnecessary.
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Looks like I need to properly read the manual before I submit changes ;) Sorry if it's not up to the standard. I will try to simplify it more. Do you think an example similar this should be in the manual at all?
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Well, examples are great, so I'm all for it.
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Ok, gotcha. Ineed it was way more complicated than it needed to be. Hope this is better.
pkgs/development/r-modules/README.md
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| Then like above, `nix-env -f "<nixpkgs>" -iA rstudioEnv` will install | |||
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| Alternatively, if you would rather not polute your environement or want | |||
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I think the term "pollute" is inappropriate here. You don't pollute an environment by installing packages into it.
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Hmm... agreed. Not the best wording. I was trying to refer to the fact with the current example you need to go and modify some configuration files, most likely your config.nix and you may want different things for different projects. I'll update that paragraph to make it clear and use less opinionated terms.
Provide an example of a self-contained shell.nix for rstudio with additional packages.
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Thanks for taking the time to review this! |
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You are welcome. And thanks to you for the contribution!
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Provide an example of a self-contained shell.nix to setup an environment with custom R packages and RStudio.
Motivation for this change
This could help people new to nix to quickly get started with a working RStudio setup without looking for the right configuration files to modify or people who like to keep all the configuration within each project like myself.
Things done
build-use-sandboxinnix.confon non-NixOS)nix-shell -p nox --run "nox-review wip"./result/bin/)