> -----Original Message-----
> From: R-devel [mailto:r-devel-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Martin
> Maechler
> ...
> >>>>> Lionel Henry <lio...@rstudio.com>
> > A package should probably never register a S3 method unless it owns
> > either the generic or the class.
>
> I agree... (and typically it does "own" the class)
If that is true and a good general guide, is it worth adding something to that
effect to 1.5.2 of "Writing R extensions"?
At present, nothing in 1.5.2 requires or recommends that a package using
S3method owns either class or generic.
S Ellison
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