install renv before installing

Author: rela-v

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@@ -12,22 +12,28 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 # 3. Setup Environment
 ENV R_LIBS_USER=/opt/renv/library
 ENV RENV_PATHS_LIBRARY=/opt/renv/library
-ENV R_PROFILE_USER=/dev/null
+# This prevents your local .Rprofile from causing loops during build
+ENV R_PROFILE_USER=/dev/null 
 WORKDIR /project
 
 # 4. Restore Packages (Cached Layer)
 COPY renv.lock .Rprofile ./
 COPY renv/activate.R renv/activate.R
+
+# Bootstrap: Install renv from binaries for speed
+RUN R -e "options(repos = c(CRAN = 'https://packagemanager.posit.co/cran/__linux__/noble/latest')); install.packages('renv')"
+
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/renv/library
+# Now renv::restore will work
 RUN R -e "renv::restore(library='/opt/renv/library')"
 
 # 5. Copy ALL Application Files
-# This brings in 3PodR.R, chapters/, R/, and everything else
+# This ensures 3PodR.R, chapters/, R/, style.css, etc. are included
 COPY . .
 
 # 6. Execution Logic
-# We use a symlink so that whatever config file you pass at runtime 
-# becomes the "configuration.yml" your R code expects.
+# We force the symlink and run render_book. 
+# Using index.Rmd ensures bookdown merges your chapters correctly.
 ENTRYPOINT ["sh", "-c", "ln -sf /project/$1 /project/configuration.yml && R --vanilla -e 'bookdown::render_book(\"index.Rmd\")'", "--"]
 
 CMD ["configuration.yml"]