This post describes how to set up a transparent automated setup for reproducible R workflows using nixpkgs, niv, and lorri. The explanatory example used throughout the post is one of setting up the rethinking package and running some examples from the excellent second edition of “Statistical Rethinking” by Richard McElreath. Background As detailed in an earlier post1, I had set up Nix to work with non-CRAN packages. If the rest of this section is unclear, please refer back to the earlier ...
