add name mangling of . to nf names (#1383)

nimble-dev · Dec 23, 2023 · 244ee1f · 244ee1f
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diff --git a/packages/nimble/R/all_utils.R b/packages/nimble/R/all_utils.R
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ labelFunctionMetaCreator <- function() {
                 nextIndex <<- 1
                 return(invisible(NULL))
             }
+            envName <- gsub("\\.", "_dot_", envName)
             lead <- paste(lead, envName , sep = '_')
             ans <- paste0(lead, nextIndex - 1 + (1:count))
             nextIndex <<- nextIndex + count

diff --git a/packages/nimble/inst/NEWS.md b/packages/nimble/inst/NEWS.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
 ## DEVELOPER LEVEL CHANGES
 
+- Fix error with name mangling affecting packages that use nimble
+  and have dot(s) in the package name (issue #1332)
+
 - Make change to `nimble-package` documentation to use `"_PACKAGE"`
   instead of `@docType` per CRAN request (issue #1359).