I got this warning too, so I filed an issue to ask https://github.com/r-lib/roxygen2/issues/1654
On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 2:58 PM John Fox <j...@mcmaster.ca> wrote: > > As it turned out, I was able to avoid redefining coef.merMod(), etc., by > making a simple modification to the cv package. > > I'm still curious about whether it's OK to have unregistered S3 methods > for internal use in a package even though that's no longer necessary for > the cv package. > > On 2024-09-02 11:34 a.m., John Fox wrote: > > Caution: External email. > > > > > > Dear R-package-devel list members, > > > > I want to introduce several unregistered S3 methods into the cv package > > (code at <https://github.com/gmonette/cv>). These methods have the form > > > > coef.merMod <- function(object, ...) lme4::fixef(object) > > > > The object is to mask, e.g., lme4:::coef.merMod(), which returns BLUPs > > rather than fixed effects, internally in the cv package but *not* to > > mask the lme4 version of the method for users of the cv package -- that > > could wreak havoc with their work. Doing this substantially simplifies > > some of the code in the cv package. > > > > My question: Is it legitimate to define a method in a package for > > internal use without registering it? > > > > This approach appears to work fine, and R CMD check doesn't complain, > > although Roxygen does complain that the method isn't "exported" > > (actually, isn't registered). > > > > Any advice or relevant information would be appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > John > > -- > > John Fox, Professor Emeritus > > McMaster University > > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada > > web: https://www.john-fox.ca/ > > -- > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel > > ______________________________________________ > R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel ______________________________________________ R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel
