Re: [Rd] attach and object masking

2005-06-10 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, Martyn Plummer wrote: > The library() function prints an information message when objects are > masked on the search path by (or from) a newly attached package. The > attach() function, however, doesn't. Is there a good reason for this? > I have adapted the machinery for che

[Rd] attach and object masking

2005-06-10 Thread Martyn Plummer
The library() function prints an information message when objects are masked on the search path by (or from) a newly attached package. The attach() function, however, doesn't. Is there a good reason for this? I have adapted the machinery for checking conflicts used in the library () function to a