Hello, We have released some Bazel rules for R packages. https://github.com/grailbio/rules_r
What is Bazel? Bazel <https://bazel.build/> is an industry tested build system that can be used for continuous integration and testing in large monorepos (multiple software libraries as part of one repository). When should you use Bazel for your R packages? 1. Continuous integration and testing If your organization already uses Bazel, and you have R packages as part of the same repo. These rules will run unit tests or R CMD check on changes to your package, or any dependency as part of the same build system that your organization uses. You can also deploy docker images with your R packages installed in them as part of your continuous integration. 2. Reproducible builds Using Bazel will force you to fix versions of your package dependencies, and every build will be reproducible. Updates to package dependencies can then be vetted and be done incrementally if desired. This is an alternative to maintaining a private repository of CRAN/Bioc packages or using a CRAN snapshot service. If these do not concern you, then you should not consider Bazel because of the additional complexity introduced. I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you. Sid [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel
