I wrote a linter to stop users from using packageStartupMessage() in their .onLoad() hook because of the R CMD check warning it triggers:
https://github.com/wch/r-source/blob/8b6625e39cd62424dc23399dade37f20fa8afa91/src/library/tools/R/QC.R#L5167 However, this received some pushback which I ultimately agree with, and moreover ?.onLoad seems to agree as well: > Loading a namespace should where possible be silent, with startup messages given by \code{.onAttach}. These messages (**and any essential ones from \code{.onLoad}**) should use \code{\link{packageStartupMessage}} so they can be silenced where they would be a distraction. **emphasis** mine. That is, if we think some message is _essential_ to print during loadNamespace(), we are told to use packageStartupMessage(). Should we remove this R CMD check warning? ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
