guix channel for the UMG MINAI group

Boostraping guix

Debian

sudo apt install guix

Setup for reproducible research

• https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Channels.html
• https://peterloleungyau.github.io/post/more_guix_private_channel/
• https://hpc.guix.info/blog/2022/12/cran-a-practical-example-for-being-reproducible-at-large-scale-using-gnu-guix/

Importing non-existing R packages

guix import cran --recursive PACKAGE >> minai/packages/cran.scm

## from github
guix import cran --recursive --archive=git URL >> minai/packages/cran.scm

Upgrade packages

guix refresh --load-path=minai --update $(grep define-public minai/packages/*.scm | cut -f 2 -d ' ')

Save channels

guix describe --format=channels > channels.scm