We should allow users to opt-in to using renv when generating deployment bundles to be used in publishing scenarios.
To ease the transition, we would first implement what is necessary in renv to generate a compatible Packrat lockfile, so that the existing publication workflows continue to "just work". This would allow users to reap the benefits of using renv for deployments, even with Packrat running in the backend.
Eventually, in the future, the backend could also support deployments using an renv lockfile, but that's considerably more work.
We should allow users to opt-in to using
renv
when generating deployment bundles to be used in publishing scenarios.To ease the transition, we would first implement what is necessary in
renv
to generate a compatible Packrat lockfile, so that the existing publication workflows continue to "just work". This would allow users to reap the benefits of usingrenv
for deployments, even with Packrat running in the backend.Eventually, in the future, the backend could also support deployments using an
renv
lockfile, but that's considerably more work.