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Simulate Package Installation and Attach

v1.5.3 · Jun 15, 2026 · MIT + file LICENSE
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Description

Simulates the process of installing a package and then attaching it. This is a key part of the 'devtools' package as it allows you to rapidly iterate while developing a package.

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r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-gcc OK
r-devel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-oldrel-macos-arm64 OK
r-oldrel-macos-x86_64 OK
r-oldrel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-patched-linux-x86_64 OK
r-release-linux-x86_64 OK
r-release-macos-arm64 OK
r-release-macos-x86_64 OK
r-release-windows-x86_64 OK

Check History

OK 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Jun 9, 2026
ERROR 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Jun 7, 2026
ERROR r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [38s/27s]
  Running ‘wipe.R’ [1s/3s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > library(testthat)
  > library(pkgload)
  > 
  > # Needed so that install.packages works correctly
  > Sys.setenv("R_TESTS" 
...[truncated]...
             └─base::signalCondition(cond)
   26. └─pkgbuild (local) `<fn>`(`<S3: system_command_status_error>`)
   27.   └─asNamespace("callr")$err$throw(e)
  
  [ FAIL 3 | WARN 1 | SKIP 19 | PASS 338 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
OK 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Apr 25, 2026
ERROR 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Apr 23, 2026
ERROR r-devel-macos-arm64

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [49s/51s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > library(testthat)
  > library(pkgload)
  > 
  > # Needed so that install.packages works correctly
  > Sys.setenv("R_TESTS" = "")
  > 
  > test_check("
...[truncated]...
...)
   25. │                       └─base::signalCondition(cond)
   26. └─pkgbuild (local) `<fn>`(`<systm___>`)
   27.   └─asNamespace("callr")$err$throw(e)
  
  [ FAIL 1 | WARN 0 | SKIP 16 | PASS 346 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Apr 22, 2026
ERROR 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Apr 18, 2026
ERROR r-devel-windows-x86_64

tests

Running 'testthat.R' [40s]
  Running 'wipe.R' [2s]
Running the tests in 'tests/testthat.R' failed.
Complete output:
  > library(testthat)
  > library(pkgload)
  > 
  > # Needed so that install.packages works correctly
  > Sys.setenv("R_TESTS" = "")
 
...[truncated]...
             └─base::signalCondition(cond)
   28. └─pkgbuild (local) `<fn>`(`<S3: system_command_status_error>`)
   29.   └─asNamespace("callr")$err$throw(e)
  
  [ FAIL 1 | WARN 0 | SKIP 17 | PASS 339 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026

Reverse Dependencies (126)

imports

DataPackageR MainExistingDatasets PhilipsHue checkhelper cleanr detectseparation devtools doctest fusen gwpcormapper laminr madrat orderly packager rbmi riskmetric roxygen2 shinytest2 srcpkgs test.assessr testthat testthis tidyCDISC

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Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies cli desc fs glue lifecycle pkgbuild processx rlang rprojroot DataPackageR MainExistingDatasets PhilipsHue checkhelper cleanr detectseparation devtools doctest fusen gwpcormapper laminr madrat orderly packager rbmi +111 more reverse deps pkgload

Version History

22 tracked
updated 1.5.3 ← 1.5.2 diff Jun 15, 2026
updated 1.5.2 ← 1.5.1 diff Apr 22, 2026
updated 1.5.1 ← 1.5.0 diff Apr 1, 2026
new 1.5.0 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.5.0 ← 1.4.1 diff Feb 2, 2026
updated 1.4.1 ← 1.4.0 diff Sep 22, 2025
updated 1.4.0 ← 1.3.4 diff Jun 27, 2024
updated 1.3.4 ← 1.3.3 diff Jan 15, 2024
updated 1.3.3 ← 1.3.2.1 diff Sep 21, 2023
updated 1.3.2.1 ← 1.3.2 diff Jul 7, 2023
updated 1.3.2 ← 1.3.1 diff Nov 15, 2022
updated 1.3.1 ← 1.3.0 diff Oct 27, 2022
updated 1.3.0 ← 1.2.4 diff Jun 27, 2022
updated 1.2.4 ← 1.2.3 diff Nov 29, 2021
updated 1.2.3 ← 1.2.2 diff Oct 12, 2021