Rstudio darwin

R/rix.R

@@ -85,15 +85,16 @@
 #'   It is possible to use environments built with Nix interactively, either
 #'   from the terminal, or using an interface such as RStudio. If you want to
 #'   use RStudio, set the `ide` argument to `"rstudio"`. Please be aware that
-#'   RStudio is not available for macOS through Nix. As such, you may want to
-#'   use another editor on macOS. To use Visual Studio Code (or Codium), set the
-#'   `ide` argument to `"code"` or `"codium"` respectively, which will add the
-#'   `{languageserver}` R package to the list of R packages to be installed by
-#'   Nix in that environment. It is also possible to use Positron by setting the
-#'   `ide` argument to `"positron"`. Setting the `ide` argument to an editor
-#'   will install it from Nix, meaning that each of your projects can have a
-#'   dedicated IDE (or IDE version). `"radian"` and `"rserver"` are also
-#'   options.
+#'   for macOS, RStudio is only available starting from R version 4.4.3 or from
+#'   the 2025-02-28. As such, you may want to use another editor on macOS if you
+#'   need to use an environment with an older version of R. To use Visual Studio
+#'   Code (or Codium), set the `ide` argument to `"code"` or `"codium"`
+#'   respectively, which will add the `{languageserver}` R package to the list
+#'   of R packages to be installed by Nix in that environment. It is also
+#'   possible to use Positron by setting the `ide` argument to `"positron"`.
+#'   Setting the `ide` argument to an editor will install it from Nix, meaning
+#'   that each of your projects can have a dedicated IDE (or IDE version).
+#'   `"radian"` and `"rserver"` are also options.
 #'
 #'   Instead of using Nix to install an IDE, you can also simply use the one you
 #'   have already installed on your system, with the exception of RStudio which
@@ -295,15 +296,17 @@ before continuing."
   if (
     message_type != "quiet" &&
       Sys.info()["sysname"] == "Darwin" &&
-      ide == "rstudio"
+      ide == "rstudio" &&
+      ((r_ver < "4.4.3" && is.null(date)) ||
+        (is.null(r_ver) && date < "2025-02-28"))
   ) {
     warning(
-      "Your detected operating system is macOS, and you chose
-'rstudio' as the IDE. Please note that 'rstudio' is not
-available through 'nixpkgs' for macOS, so the expression you
-generated will not build on macOS. If you wish to build this
-expression on macOS, change the 'ide =' argument to either
-'code' or 'none'. Please refer to the macOS-specific vignette
+      "Your operating system is detected as macOS, but you selected 'rstudio'
+for an R version or date that does not support it.
+To use RStudio on macOS, select at least R 4.4.3 or a
+date on or after 2025-02-28. If you require an older R version or date,
+choose a different IDE for compatibility.
+Please refer to the macOS-specific vignette
 https://docs.ropensci.org/rix/articles/b2-setting-up-and-using-rix-on-macos.html
 for more details."
     )

tests/testthat/_snaps/rix/darwin_rstudio_default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+
+let
+  pkgs = import (fetchTarball "https://github.com/rstats-on-nix/nixpkgs/archive/2025-02-28.tar.gz") {};
+
+  rpkgs = builtins.attrValues {
+    inherit (pkgs.rPackages) 
+      dplyr;
+  };
+
+  system_packages = builtins.attrValues {
+    inherit (pkgs) 
+      R
+      glibcLocales
+      nix;
+  };
+
+  wrapped_pkgs = pkgs.rstudioWrapper.override {
+    packages = [  rpkgs  ];
+  };
+
+in
+
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  LOCALE_ARCHIVE = if pkgs.system == "x86_64-linux" then "${pkgs.glibcLocales}/lib/locale/locale-archive" else "";
+  LANG = "en_US.UTF-8";
+   LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";
+   LC_TIME = "en_US.UTF-8";
+   LC_MONETARY = "en_US.UTF-8";
+   LC_PAPER = "en_US.UTF-8";
+   LC_MEASUREMENT = "en_US.UTF-8";
+
+  buildInputs = [  rpkgs  system_packages  wrapped_pkgs ];
+
+}

tests/testthat/test-ga_cachix.R

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 testthat::test_that("Snapshot test of ga_cachix()", {
   skip_if(Sys.info()["sysname"] != "Linux")
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("ga_cachix/cachix_dev_env.yaml")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = ga_cachix(cache_name = "rstats-on-nix", path = "default.nix"),
     name = "cachix_dev_env.yaml"

tests/testthat/test-rix.R

@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), ide is 'rstudio', Linux", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/rstudio_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(ide = "rstudio", path_default_nix),
     name = "rstudio_default.nix",
@@ -110,8 +108,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), ide is 'none' or 'code'", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/other_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(
       ide = "none",
@@ -120,8 +116,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), ide is 'none' or 'code'", {
     name = "other_default.nix"
   )
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/code_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(
       ide = "code",
@@ -130,8 +124,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), ide is 'none' or 'code'", {
     name = "code_default.nix"
   )
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/codium_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(
       ide = "codium",
@@ -140,8 +132,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), ide is 'none' or 'code'", {
     name = "codium_default.nix"
   )
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/positron_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(
       ide = "positron",
@@ -184,8 +174,6 @@ testthat::test_that("Quarto gets added to sys packages", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/no_quarto_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(
       pkgs = "dplyr",
@@ -195,8 +183,6 @@ testthat::test_that("Quarto gets added to sys packages", {
     name = "no_quarto_default.nix",
   )
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/yes_quarto_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(
       pkgs = c("dplyr", "quarto", "data.table"),
@@ -212,7 +198,7 @@ testthat::test_that("Quarto gets added to sys packages", {
   )
 })
 
-testthat::test_that("If on darwin and ide = rstudio, raise warning", {
+testthat::test_that("If on darwin and ide = rstudio, raise warning for old R", {
   os_type <- Sys.info()["sysname"]
   skip_if(os_type != "Darwin" || os_type == "Windows")
 
@@ -241,6 +227,35 @@ testthat::test_that("If on darwin and ide = rstudio, raise warning", {
   )
 })
 
+testthat::test_that("If on darwin and ide = rstudio, work for R 4.4.3", {
+  os_type <- Sys.info()["sysname"]
+  skip_if(os_type != "Darwin" || os_type == "Windows")
+
+  path_default_nix <- normalizePath(tempdir())
+  on.exit(
+    unlink(path_default_nix, recursive = TRUE, force = TRUE),
+    add = TRUE
+  )
+
+  save_default_nix_test <- function(path_default_nix) {
+    rix(
+      date = "2025-02-28",
+      ide = "rstudio",
+      r_pkgs = "dplyr",
+      project_path = path_default_nix,
+      overwrite = TRUE,
+      shell_hook = NULL
+    )
+
+    file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
+  }
+
+  testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
+    path = save_default_nix_test(path_default_nix),
+    name = "darwin_rstudio_default.nix",
+  )
+})
+
 testthat::test_that("If on ide = rstudio, but no R packages, raise error", {
   path_default_nix <- tempdir()
   on.exit(
@@ -318,8 +333,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), date working", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/date_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(ide = "none", path_default_nix),
     name = "date_default.nix",
@@ -379,8 +392,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), bleeding-edge", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/bleeding-edge_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(ide = "none", path_default_nix),
     name = "bleeding-edge_default.nix",
@@ -445,8 +456,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), frozen-edge", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "/default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/frozen-edge_default.nix")
-
   frozen_edge_commit <- get_right_commit("frozen-edge")
 
   system(
@@ -519,8 +528,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), only one GitHub package", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/one_git_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(path_default_nix),
     name = "one_git_default.nix",
@@ -662,8 +669,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), bioc-devel", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/bioc-devel_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(ide = "none", path_default_nix),
     name = "bioc-devel_default.nix",
@@ -708,8 +713,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), r-devel", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/r-devel_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(ide = "none", path_default_nix),
     name = "r-devel_default.nix",
@@ -754,8 +757,6 @@ testthat::test_that("rix(), r-devel-bioc-devel", {
     file.path(path_default_nix, "default.nix")
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("rix/r-devel-bioc-devel_default.nix")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = save_default_nix_test(ide = "none", path_default_nix),
     name = "r-devel-bioc-devel_default.nix",

tests/testthat/test-rix_init.R

@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ testthat::test_that("Snapshot test of rix_init(), create_missing, empty file", {
     rprofile_file
   }
 
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("find_rev/golden_Rprofile.txt")
-
   rprofile_con <- file(rprofile_file, open = "wb", encoding = "native.enc")
   on.exit(close(rprofile_con), add = TRUE)
 
@@ -105,7 +103,8 @@ testthat::test_that("Snapshot test of rix_init(), append", {
   rprofile_file <- paste0(path_env_nix, "/.Rprofile")
   rprofile_con <- file(rprofile_file, open = "a+", encoding = "native.enc")
 
-  writeLines(enc2utf8("This is in the original Rprofile"),
+  writeLines(
+    enc2utf8("This is in the original Rprofile"),
     rprofile_con,
     useBytes = TRUE
   )

tests/testthat/test-tar_nix_ga.R

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 testthat::test_that("Snapshot test of tar_nix_ga()", {
-  testthat::announce_snapshot_file("tar_nix_ga/run-pipeline.yaml")
-
   testthat::expect_snapshot_file(
     path = tar_nix_ga(),
     name = "run-pipeline.yaml"

vignettes/b2-setting-up-and-using-rix-on-macos.Rmd

@@ -165,35 +165,37 @@ Nix path) appear on the R library path.
 
 ### RStudio and other development interfaces on macOS
 
-As of writing, RStudio cannot be installed through `nixpkgs` for macOS, and if
-you wish to use RStudio with a Nix environment, you have to install it through
-`nixpkgs`. This means that it is impossible to use RStudio and a Nix environment
-on macOS. When you try to generate an expression with `ide =
-"rstudio"` on macOS, this will raise a warning. Here are the options you have:
-
+RStudio installed via traditional means cannot be used with Nix shells. To use
+RStudio, you must install it through Nix. As of now, RStudio in `nixpkgs` for
+macOS is only available for R 4.4.3 or later, or for dates on or after
+2025-02-28. Using RStudio with a Nix environment for older R versions or dates
+is not possible, you will need to choose a different IDE, or no IDE. If you
+attempt to generate an expression with `ide = "rstudio"` on macOS for R versions
+older than 4.4.3 or dates before 2025-02-28, a warning will be raised. Your
+options are:
+
+- set `r_ver = 4.4.3` or pick a date on or after the 2025-02-28 if you don't need
+  to run an older version of R;
 - ignore the warning, because the environment will be built on a Linux
   distribution (even though you generated the expression on macOS) and used on a
   Linux distribution;
-- change the `ide =` argument to either `"other"` or `"code"` or `"positron"`.
+- change the `ide =` argument to either `"none"` or `"code"` or `"positron"`.
   Use `"code"` if you want to use VS Code and `"other"` for any other editor,
   like Vim or Emacs. These other editors don't need to be installed through
-  `nixpkgs` to use Nix environments, unlike RStudio. See the 
+  `nixpkgs` to use Nix environments, unlike RStudio. See the
   `vignette("e-configure-ide")` for more details;
 - if you're working on a pipeline with the `{targets}` package, you could run it
   on GitHub Actions. This means you could work on the code on RStudio outside
-  of the Nix environment, as the code will only be executed on GitHub Actions 
+  of the Nix environment, as the code will only be executed on GitHub Actions
   runners. See this vignette
   `vignette("z-advanced-topic-reproducible-analytical-pipelines-with-nix")` for
   further details;
 - work on your project as usual, using your usual installation of R and RStudio,
   but generate a `default.nix` at the end with `ide = "none"` with the right
   version of R for reproducibility purposes;
 - use *subshells* to execute only the code you need to run in a specific
-  environment. See this vignette 
+  environment. See this vignette
   `vignette("z-advanced-topic-running-r-or-shell-code-in-nix-from-r")`;
-- help us package RStudio for macOS on `nixpgs`. See
-  [here](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/editors/rstudio/default.nix),
-  the Nix expression for RStudio.
 
 We recommend you continue with the next vignette before tackling the more
 advanced topics listed above: `vignette("c-using-rix-to-build-project-specific-environments")`.