[Rd] Cryptic error message from namespaceExport

[Thierry Onkelinx]

Dear all,

Today I got this error message (R 3.6.1) when installing my package:

Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘inlatools’ in
namespaceExport(ns, exports):
 undefined exports: .__C__inla

My package was using setOldClass("inla") and exported the "inla" class via
the NAMESPACE. It imports functions from the INLA package. Older versions
of the INLA package did not export the "inla" class. Hence the use of
setOldClass().
The current version of the INLA package does export the "inla" class
through it NAMESPACE. This triggered the error described above.

Is the possible to improve this error message? The current message is
misleading as neither packages contain the string ".__C__inla"

Best regards,

ir. Thierry Onkelinx
Statisticus / Statistician

Vlaamse Overheid / Government of Flanders
INSTITUUT VOOR NATUUR- EN BOSONDERZOEK / RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND
FOREST
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