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\name{makeLazyLoading}

\alias{makeLazyLoading}

\title{Lazy Loading of Packages}

\usage{

makeLazyLoading(package, lib.loc = NULL, compress = TRUE,

                keep.source = getOption("keep.source.pkgs"),

                keep.parse.data = getOption("keep.parse.data.pkgs"),

                set.install.dir = NULL)

}

\arguments{

  \item{package}{package name string}

  \item{lib.loc}{library trees, as in \code{library}}

  \item{keep.source}{logical; should sources be kept when saving from source}

  \item{keep.parse.data}{logical; should parse data be kept with sources

    when \code{keep.source} is \code{TRUE}.}

  \item{compress}{logical; whether to compress entries on the database.}

  \item{set.install.dir}{character or null; if not null, set installation

    directory to this value before serializing internal data structures

    (for internal use, staged installation)}

}

\description{

  Tools for lazy loading of packages from a database.

}

\details{

  A tool to set up packages for lazy loading from a database.  For

  packages other than \pkg{base} you can use

  \code{makeLazyLoading(package)} to convert them to use lazy loading.

  This is done when a package is installed.

}

\keyword{utilities}

\author{Luke Tierney and Brian Ripley}

\keyword{internal}