require: Package dependencies for reproducible research
Econometrics
2024-04-12 v2
Abstract
The ability to conduct reproducible research in Stata is often limited by the lack of version control for community-contributed packages. This article introduces the require command, a tool designed to ensure Stata package dependencies are compatible across users and computer systems. Given a list of Stata packages, require verifies that each package is installed, checks for a minimum or exact version or package release date, and optionally installs the package if prompted by the researcher.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2309.11058,
title = {require: Package dependencies for reproducible research},
author = {Sergio Correia and Matthew P. Seay},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.11058},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
for associated Git repo, see https://github.com/sergiocorreia/stata-require