[Rd] Error message library()

[ONKELINX, Thierry]

Dear all,

When one tries to load a non-installed package you get the error: 

Error in library(xyz) : there is no package called 'xyz'

I noticed on several occasions that this puzzles beginners. Therefore I suggest to change the error description in:

Error in library(xyz) : there is no package called 'xyz' installed on this machine. Check the name of the package or use install.packages("xyz") to install it.

Best regards,

Thierry

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ir. Thierry Onkelinx
Instituut voor natuur- en bosonderzoek
team Biometrie & Kwaliteitszorg
Gaverstraat 4
9500 Geraardsbergen
Belgium

Research Institute for Nature and Forest
team Biometrics & Quality Assurance
Gaverstraat 4
9500 Geraardsbergen
Belgium

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Thierry.Onkelinx at inbo.be
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