[R-pkg-devel] apparent infinite loop in GitHub Action on a tiny package

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


GitHub Action has been running on 5 platforms for over a half hour on a 
tiny package:


https://github.com/sbgraves237/SS4Maddison


I'm trying to follow the current recommendation in Wickham and Bryan, R 
Packages.[1] I just added ~R/MaddisonProjectData.R, documenting data 
objects I have yet to add to the package, attempting to follow the 
instructions in R Packages, section 7.1.2 Documenting datasets.[2]


Then "devtools::load_all()" on my local computer put R into an apparent 
infinite loop.[3] After breaking out of that, I managed to replicate the 
behavior on 5 platforms on GitHub Action.


What do you suggest?
Thanks,
Spencer Graves


[1] Wickham and Bryan, R Packages:


https://r-pkgs.org/


[2] Wickham and Bryan, R Packages, section 7.1.2 Documenting datasets:


https://r-pkgs.org/data.html


[3] Sys.info()
  
                           sysname
  
                          "Darwin"
  
                           release
  
                          "24.6.0"
  
                           version
"Darwin Kernel Version 24.6.0: Mon Jul 14 11:30:30 PDT 2025; 
root:xnu-11417.140.69~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6020"
  
                          nodename
  
                             "Mac"
  
                           machine
  
                           "arm64"
  
                             login
  
                            "root"
  
                              user
  
                              "sg"
  
                    effective_user
  
                              "sg"