Pkg vs packrat..

Hi all,
I’ve just watched Gabors talk about pkg from Rstudio::conf (https://resources.rstudio.com/rstudio-conf-2019/pkgman-a-fresh-approach-to-package-installation), and it seems to have some attractive features compared to the relative hassle that packrat is right now. Can this package live beside packrat, or will it replace it?
Thanks

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Packrat's main task is around library management, which pkg currently does not do. We are actively working on a complimentary package to pkg do handle library management, stay tuned! The package is not quite ready for public testing, but you can follow RStudio's GitHub repo, and I'll make a not to announce the public beta here.

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