vim.pack compatibility / neovim 0.12?

[helmingstay]

I'm setting up Neovim for the first time with the specific goal of improved R functionality. I found tutorials for neovim 0.12 use vim.pack, the new internal package manager, and docs advising against mixing vim.pack with another package manager (ref: https://echasnovski.com/blog/2026-03-13-a-guide-to-vim-pack). I tried installing R.nvim just to see what happened: not working.

I'm wondering if there are there any plans for R.nvim to support vim.pack. Given that my primary goal is R functionality, should I just use lazy.nvim for the time being?

Thanks!

[jasonpott]

Hi there is an an example repository of config for R.nvim.

https://github.com/R-nvim/R.nvim-config-examples

This includes an example using pack.

[jalvesaq]

Thanks, @jasonpott !

Some notes:

• In my real config, I use vim.opt.runtimepath:prepend() for plugins that I edit, such as R.nvim. But I tested the config on another account on my computer, and it worked.
• I only lazy-load the csvview plugin by running vim.pack.add() from after/ftplugin/csv.lua and after/ftplugin/tsv.lua.
• I'll soon replace nvim-treesitter with tree-sitter-manager.