pkgload: Simulate Package Installation and Attach

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.

Version:	1.5.0
Depends:	R (≥ 3.4.0)
Imports:	cli (≥ 3.3.0), desc, fs, glue, lifecycle, methods, pkgbuild, processx, rlang (≥ 1.1.1), rprojroot, utils
Suggests:	bitops, jsonlite, mathjaxr, pak, Rcpp, remotes, rstudioapi, testthat (≥ 3.2.1.1), usethis, withr
Published:	2026-02-03
DOI:	10.32614/CRAN.package.pkgload
Author:	Hadley Wickham [aut], Winston Chang [aut], Jim Hester [aut], Lionel Henry [aut, cre], Posit Software, PBC [cph, fnd], R Core team [ctb] (Some namespace and vignette code extracted from base R)
Maintainer:	Lionel Henry <lionel at posit.co>
BugReports:	https://github.com/r-lib/pkgload/issues
License:	MIT + file LICENSE
URL:	https://github.com/r-lib/pkgload, https://pkgload.r-lib.org
NeedsCompilation:	no
Materials:	README, NEWS
CRAN checks:	pkgload results

Documentation:

Reference manual:

pkgload.html , pkgload.pdf

Downloads:

Package source:	pkgload_1.5.0.tar.gz
Windows binaries:	r-devel: pkgload_1.5.0.zip, r-release: pkgload_1.5.0.zip, r-oldrel: pkgload_1.5.0.zip
macOS binaries:	r-release (arm64): pkgload_1.5.0.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): pkgload_1.5.0.tgz, r-release (x86_64): pkgload_1.5.0.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): pkgload_1.5.0.tgz
Old sources:	pkgload archive

Reverse dependencies:

Reverse imports:	cleanr, DataPackageR, detectseparation, devtools, doctest, fusen, gwpcormapper, laminr, madrat, MainExistingDatasets, orderly, packager, PhilipsHue, rbmi, riskmetric, roxygen2, shinytest2, srcpkgs, test.assessr, testthat, testthis, tidyCDISC
Reverse suggests:	activAnalyzer, arrow, autoimport, bioLeak, blvim, btw, butcher, colleyRstats, conflicted, cucumber, dataquieR, DBItest, document, downlit, dynwrap, evaluate, excerptr, exdqlm, fakemake, FastRet, fledge, fritools, fritools2, generics, golem, GreedyExperimentalDesign, HandTill2001, httptest, httptest2, inlcolor, inlpubs, leprechaun, LightLogR, MakefileR, maSAE, metabodecon, mockr, mockthat, odin, options, ordinalsimr, pak, pakret, parzer, PatientLevelPrediction, pkgdown, potions, precommit, prompt, psborrow, quarto, quickr, rasciidoc, rBDAT, readtext, ready4, ReviewR, ricu, rlang, rqti, rstantools, Ryacas, scenes, scrutiny, senseweight, shinyCohortBuilder, shinyquiz, SIAtools, SpaDES.core, Spectran, targets, teal.modules.clinical, teal.modules.general, TestDesign, tfrmtbuilder, tibble, treePlotArea, usethis, verifyr2, viewpoly, webmap, zellkonverter
Reverse enhances:	rprofile

Linking:

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