Unverified Commit 7224c89e authored by TomaSajt's avatar TomaSajt
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doc: update R section to mention .json files

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@@ -104,24 +104,27 @@ directory and executed as follows:
```bash
nix-shell generate-shell.nix

Rscript generate-r-packages.R cran  > cran-packages.nix.new
mv cran-packages.nix.new cran-packages.nix
Rscript generate-r-packages.R cran  > cran-packages.json.new
mv cran-packages.json.new cran-packages.json

Rscript generate-r-packages.R bioc  > bioc-packages.nix.new
mv bioc-packages.nix.new bioc-packages.nix
Rscript generate-r-packages.R bioc  > bioc-packages.json.new
mv bioc-packages.json.new bioc-packages.json

Rscript generate-r-packages.R bioc-annotation > bioc-annotation-packages.nix.new
mv bioc-annotation-packages.nix.new bioc-annotation-packages.nix
Rscript generate-r-packages.R bioc-annotation > bioc-annotation-packages.json.new
mv bioc-annotation-packages.json.new bioc-annotation-packages.json

Rscript generate-r-packages.R bioc-experiment > bioc-experiment-packages.nix.new
mv bioc-experiment-packages.nix.new bioc-experiment-packages.nix
Rscript generate-r-packages.R bioc-experiment > bioc-experiment-packages.json.new
mv bioc-experiment-packages.json.new bioc-experiment-packages.json
```

`generate-r-packages.R <repo>` reads  `<repo>-packages.nix`, therefore
`generate-r-packages.R <repo>` reads  `<repo>-packages.json`, therefore
the renaming.

The contents of a generated `*-packages.json` file will be used to
create a package derivation for each R package listed in the file.

Some packages require overrides to specify external dependencies or other
patches and special requirements. These overrides are specified in the
`pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix` file. As the `*-packages.nix`
`pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix` file. As the `*-packages.json`
contents are automatically generated it should not be edited and broken
builds should be addressed using overrides.